Reichman v. State

BARKETT, Justice.

We have for review Reichman v. State, 497 So.2d 293 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986), in which the district court certified the following question as one of great public importance:

DOES A TRIAL COURT’S STATEMENT, MADE AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES, THAT IT WOULD DEPART FOR ANY ONE OF THE REASONS GIVEN, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER BOTH VALID AND INVALID REASONS ARE FOUND ON REVIEW, SATISFY THE STANDARD SET FORTH IN ALBRITTON v. STATE?

Id. at 294-95. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

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