State v. Bowman

The State appeals the trial court’s downward departure sentence of Appellee for two counts of violations of section 943.0485, Florida Statutes (failure of sexual offender to report in person and failure of sexual offender to timely report). Upon Appel-lee’s plea to the charges, the trial court imposed two consecutive 5-year sentences, suspended upon completion of 5 years of probation and various special conditions. Because the trial court erred in its finding of a valid legal ground to depart, the sentence is reversed and this case is remanded for resentencing.

The parties agreed that the…