Carlos MANDRI
v.
The STATE of Florida
v.
The STATE of Florida
No. 3D99-1367.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Jul 5, 2000.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Lisa Walsh, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant., Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Paulette R. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Gersten, Levy, Shevin.
Cited by 1 opinion | Published
Lead Opinion
Affirmed. See Maddox v. State, 760 So.2d 89 (Fla.2000); State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla.1986).
Rehearing
[*524] ON MOTION FOR REHEARING/CERTIFICATION
We deny defendant’s motion for rehearing. We grant defendant’s motion to certify the following question of great public importance:
WHERE A TRIAL COURT FAILS TO FILE WRITTEN REASONS IN SUPPORT OF A GUIDELINES DEPARTURE SENTENCE BUT, THEREAFTER, IN RESPONSE TO A FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.800(B) MOTION FILED BY DEFENDANT, DOES FILE WRITTEN REASONS JUSTIFYING THE DEPARTURE, IS DEFENDANT ENTITLED TO A REVERSAL AND A REMAND FOR A GUIDELINES SENTENCE, UNDER MADDOX v. STATE, 760 So.2d 89 (Fla.2000)?
Question certified.