Oriana Forsythe v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledMay 21, 2021
Docket1D20-0781
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D20-781
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ORIANA FORSYTHE,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Taylor County.
Gregory S. Parker, Judge.
May 21, 2021
PER CURIAM.
Because the record shows that the trial court engaged in an
appropriate analysis of the factors involved in exercising its
discretion, but—nevertheless—declined to grant Appellant’s
request for a downward departure sentence, “we lack authority to
review the trial court’s decision[.]” Wilson v. State, 306 So. 3d 1267,
1273 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020), rev. granted, No. SC20-1870, 2021 WL
1157838 (Fla. Mar. 26, 2021). As we did in Wilson, we certify that
our decision conflicts with the Second District’s decision in
Barnhill v. State, 140 So. 3d 1055, 1060 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014); the
Fourth District’s decision in Fogarty v. State, 158 So. 3d 669, 671
(Fla. 4th DCA 2014); and the Fifth District’s decision in Kiley v.
State, 273 So. 3d 193, 194 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019). Accordingly, we
certify conflict with those decisions.
DISMISSED and CONFLICT CERTIFIED.
ROBERTS, OSTERHAUS, and JAY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Baya Harrison, III, Monticello, for Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Benjamin L. Hoffman,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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