BENTLEY v. STATE

No. 85-152.

477 So.2d 58 (1985)

Jack Sherrill BENTLEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

October 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Christopher S. Quarles, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Gary W. Tinsley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


COBB, Chief Judge.

Bentley appeals the imposition of two consecutive life sentences for his conviction in two companion cases of armed robbery. Based upon a score sheet total of 676 points, which included 17 prior convictions, the recommended guidelines sentence was life. The trial judge departed from the guidelines sentence and imposed consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the two armed robberies. The trial court gave as its reason:

The defendant has...

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