Restrepo v. State

CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

Appellant, Francisco Restrepo, was convicted of trafficking in more than four hundred grams of cocaine, and was sentenced to serve thirty years in prison and to pay a $250,000 fine. On appeal, appellant challenges both his conviction and sentence. We find merit only in appellant’s sentencing issue and remand to the trial court on that issue alone. We find no merit in appellant’s other contentions and, accordingly, affirm appellant’s conviction.

*1181In sentencing appellant, the trial court departed from the minimum mandatory sentence of fifteen years (section 893.-135(l)(b)3,…