State v. Cooper

LETTS, Judge.

This appeal involves the consolidation of two criminal cases in both of which the defendant entered an open plea of guilty.

As to one of the cases, the judge at the sentencing hearing departed downward from the guidelines citing no reasons written or oral for so doing. This court has already relinquished jurisdiction once to remedy that omission, but it is now back before us without explanation and no action was taken.

Clearly, written reasons must be given, State v. Jackson, 478 So.2d 1054 (Fla.1985), but we see no reason at this stage to re-relinquish this cause, preferring…