PER CURIAM.
In accordance with the court's self-initiated plea bargain and over the state's specific objection, the trial judge accepted a plea of guilty in exchange for a sentence of 364 days in the county jail, notwithstanding that the defendant was a habitual offender and scored no less than 31.8 months on the guidelines scoresheet. Because there was no reason, valid or otherwise, proffered for the downward departure, the sentence is reversed and the cause is remanded...
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