BLAIR v. STATE (2020)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Delfon BLAIR, Appellant/Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee/respondent.

Nos. 4D20-1916, 4D20-2234

Decided: July 07, 2020

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Karen E. Ehrlich, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant/petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kimberly T. Acuña, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee/respondent.

Affirmed. See Venter v. State, 901 So. 2d 898, 898 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (“We know of no principle or case, nor has one been cited to us, which holds that due process includes the right of an express explanation on why a motion to downward depart was denied. We decline to recognize such a right.”).

Per Curiam.

Conner, C.J., Ciklin and Gerber, JJ., concur.

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