RYDER, Chief Judge.
Rufus Lee Tanner appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted sexual battery and sexual battery on a seven-year-old girl. We find no merit in his point on appeal; therefore, we affirm his conviction.
The state cross-appeals the sentence imposed, contending that the trial judge erred in departing from the sentencing guidelines presumptive sentence. We agree. The guidelines recommended life imprisonment. Instead, the trial judge sentenced...
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