State of Florida v. Adrea Vernique Wiley

ON REMAND FROM THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT

Appellee pled no contest to multiple offenses arising out of a “road rage” incident that started when she and the victim exchanged words in a Whataburger drive-thru line. Appellee’s scoresheet reflected a lowest permissible sentence of 58 months in prison, but after a hearing at which Appellee and her psychologist testified, the trial court imposed a downward departure sentence of 11 months and 30 days in jail, followed by 10 years of probation. The court relied on section 921.0026(2)(d), Florida Statutes (2018), which authorizes a downward departure…