GREEN v. STATE

No. 4D17-3276.

257 So.3d 474 (2018)

James GREEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 3, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Friedland of Friedland & Associates, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear , Senior Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


This appeal arises from the trial court's denial of the defendant's request for a downward departure sentence based on his mental health condition. We find the trial court erred in determining that it lacked the discretion to impose a downward departure sentence, and we reverse and remand for further proceedings before a different judge...

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