Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1990

State v. Northcutt

State v. Northcutt
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided December 28, 1990 · Dell, Stone, Warner
571 So. 2d 585; 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 9800; 1990 WL 211745 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Northcutt

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The state appeals a downward departure sentence entered without providing written reasons therefor. We reverse based on Ree v. State, 565 So.2d 1329 (Fla. 1990). Upon remand, the court must resentence appellant with no possibility for departure from the guidelines. Pope v. State, 561 So.2d 554 (Fla. 1990). However, recognizing that there remains a question of whether Pope has retroactive application, see State v. Smith, 15 F.L.W. 1520 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990), we certify the same question as in Smith:

Should Pope v. State be applied retroactively to sentences imposed prior to April 26, 1990?
DELL, STONE and WARNER, JJ., concur.

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