State v. Fletcher

District Court of Appeal of Florida

State v. Fletcher

684 So. 2d 251, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 12788, 1996 WL 691636

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedDecember 4, 1996

DocketNo. 96-00747

StatusPublished

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State v. Fletcher, 684 So. 2d 251, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 12788, 1996 WL 691636 (Fla. Ct. App. 1996).

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THREADGILL, Chief Judge.

The state challenges the imposition of a downward departure sentence upon the ap-pellee, Nicole J. Fletcher, for committing a battery upon a pregnant woman. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

Pursuant to section 921.001(6), Florida Statutes (1995), the facts supporting the reasons for a downward departure must be established by a preponderance of the evidence. See also State v. Nathan, 632 So.2d 127 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). The record we have been furnished in the instant case fails to set forth any evidence whatsoever to establish the facts supporting the reasons for the trial court’s downward departure. For that reason, the instant cause is reversed and remanded for resentencing within the guidelines.

Reversed and remanded.

SCHOONOVER and WHATLEY, JJ., concur.

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THREADGILL, Chief Judge.

The state challenges the imposition of a downward departure sentence upon the ap-pellee, Nicole J. Fletcher, for committing a battery upon a pregnant woman. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

Pursuant to section 921.001(6), Florida Statutes (1995), the facts supporting the reasons for a downward departure must be established by a preponderance of the evidence. See also State v. Nathan, 632 So.2d 127 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). The record we have been furnished in the instant case fails to set forth any evidence whatsoever to establish the facts supporting the reasons for the trial court’s downward departure. For that reason, the instant cause is reversed and remanded for resentencing within the guidelines.

Reversed and remanded.

SCHOONOVER and WHATLEY, JJ., concur.

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