District Court of Appeal of Florida December 31, 1986, No. 86-740 (Taylor v. State)

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United States · · · 31-12-1986

PER CURIAM.

It is reversible error-to impose a departure sentence under the sentencing guidelines without an accompanying written statement delineating reasons for the departure. Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.701(d)ll.; State v. Jackson, 478 So.2d 1054 (Fla.1985). Also, the habitual offender statute, section 775.084, Florida Statutes (1985), may not be used as a basis for a departure sentence. Whitehead v.

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