STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 2D15-3043.

197 So.3d 1268 (2016)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Darius Q. JOHNSON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 17, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Katherine Coombs Cline , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

Howard L. Dimmig, II , Public Defender, and Brooke Elvington , Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.


The State appeals from the downward departure sentence imposed on Darius Q. Johnson following his nolo contendere plea to uttering a counterfeit instrument. We reverse because the trial court's reasons for departure from the recommended guidelines sentence are not supported by competent, substantial evidence.

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