Green v. State

COWART, Judge.

We affirm the defendant’s convictions but reverse his sentences because the trial court imposed a departure sentence without giving written reasons for departure when the guidelines recommended only a life sentence and the sentence imposed several terms of imprisonment consecutive to a life sentence. See Rease v. State, 493 So.2d 454 (Fla.1986); Lewis v. State, 550 So.2d 144 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).

Upon resentencing the trial court may consider the imposition of a departure sentence for the reasons cited in State v. Betancourt, 552 So.2d 1107 (Fla.1989); Henderson v. State, 577…