Parks v. State
Parks v. State
Opinion of the Court
The adult sanctions imposed upon Derrick Parks, a minor, must be reversed because they were entered without the necessary written reasons and findings. § 39.-059(7)(c), Fla.Stat. (1991); Troutman v. State, 630 So.2d 528 (Fla. 1993). The requirement of written reasons and findings cannot be met by a transcript. Id. at 532.
Moreover, the sentences imposed, which combine community control and county jail, are departure sentences, State v. Davis, 630 So.2d 1059 (Fla. 1994), which are invalid
There was no indication at sentencing that the court knew that the sentence was a departure sentence.
The sentences are vacated and this matter remanded to the trial court for resentencing.
SENTENCES VACATED; REMANDED.
. Davis was decided after sentencing in this case.
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