Legal Opinion

Deliford v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 5, 1988No. 87-2169Published

1Opinion of the Court

WARREN H. COBB, Associate Judge.

In the case of Deliford v. State, 505 So.2d 523 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987), this court reversed the departure sentence imposed upon the defendant Deliford because the reason given therefor was insufficient. We remanded the cause to the trial court “with directions to resentence the defendant within the sentencing guidelines.” Id. at 524. The trial court declined to follow that direction, and attempted to again depart on the basis of written reasons not included in the first sentence, contrary to the holding in Shull v. Dugger, 515 So.2d 748 (Fla.1987).

*950We reverse and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Shull v. DuggerSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  2. Deliford v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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