State v. Kepner

SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

Based on offenses which occurred in 1989, the trial court imposed a sentence *252under the Youthful Offender Act1 which, although it was substantially below the guidelines recommendation, was not accompanied by written (or oral) reasons to justify the departure. This is a state appeal which contends solely that written reasons are required by the applicable statute.2 In accordance with Wiedeman v. State, 506 So.2d 1079 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987), but directly contrary to State v. Nealy, 532 So.2d 1117 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988) and State v. Green, 541 So.2d 789 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989), we…