State v. Hurley

The State appeals Appellee’s downward departure sentences. We have jurisdiction. § 924.07(1)®, Fla. Stat.; Fla. R.App. P. 9.140(c)(l)(K).

The trial court’s articulated reason for departure was not a valid basis for departure under section 921.0016(4)(a), Florida Statutes, or under the circumstances of this case.1 See generally Maselli v. State, *595446 So.2d 1079 (Fla.1984)(eiting Russ v. State, 313 So.2d 758 (Fla.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 924, 96 S.Ct. 267, 46 L.Ed.2d 250 (1975)); State v. Green, 667 So.2d 959 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996)(citing Russ, supra). In light of our holding, we find it…