Brown v. State
Brown v. State
Opinion of the Court
Brown appeals from his judgment and sentence of robbery with a weapon.
Prior to October 1, 1994, a trial judge who sentenced a juvenile as an adult was required to prepare a written order with specific findings supporting the sentence.
Any decision to impose adult sanctions must be in writing, but is presumed appropriate, and the court is not required to set forth specific findings or enumerate the criteria in this subsection as any basis for its decision to impose adult sanctions.
This court has held that this amended statute requires a trial judge to issue a written order imposing adult sanctions. Roberts v. State, 677 So.2d 1 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996). The judgment and sentence alone are insufficient. That is all the record in this case encompasses.
Sentence VACATED; REMANDED.
. § 812.13, Fla.Stat.
. § 39.059(7)(c), Fla.Stat. (1993); Walker v. State, 656 So.2d 950 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); Varela v. State, 650 So.2d 683 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); Parks v. State, 637 So.2d 347 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).
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