STATE v. WASHINGTON

Case No. 5D18-1698.

277 So.3d 1142 (2019)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Shedrick Laron WASHINGTON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed August 23, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kaylee D. Tatman , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

James S. Purdy , Public Defender, and Andrew Mich , Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


The State appeals downward departure sentences imposed on Shedrick Laron Washington on multiple counts of drug offenses, arguing that the court's stated reason, sentence manipulation, is not supported by competent, substantial evidence. We agree and reverse.

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