Brown v. State

SMITH, Judge.

We affirmed the departure sentence imposed because we found one of the bases for departure, lack of regard for the law and the judiciary, to be a permissible ground and to be adequately supported by the record. Brown v. State, 535 So.2d 671 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988). The supreme court reviewed our decision based on express and direct conflict with Hendsbee v. State, 497 So.2d 718 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986), and Lee v. State, 486 So.2d 709 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). The supreme court held that disrespect for the law, standing alone, is an invalid basis for departure. Brown v. State, 569 So.2d 1223…