HALL, Judge.
The trial court departed from the sentencing guidelines when it sentenced appellant for first-degree arson. The trial judge based the departure on two grounds: (1) that appellant was a devious person who committed perjury before the court and (2) that appellant committed several violent crimes in the past and thus posed a danger to the community. On appeal appellant challenges the validity of these grounds.
We agree with appellant that the first...
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