BRINSON v. STATE

No. 84-1837.

463 So.2d 564 (1985)

James Arthur BRINSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and David Dwiggins, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


DANAHY, Acting Chief Judge.

This defendant challenges sentences representing a departure from the recommended sentence indicated by his guidelines score sheet. The trial judge gave seven written reasons for the departure, five of which appear to us to be valid and proper, and two of which seem to us to be questionable. On balance, it would appear that the trial judge should be affirmed based on the five valid reasons rather than reversed with directions to reconsider...

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