HARRIS v. STATE

No. 85-1205.

482 So.2d 548 (1986)

James HARRIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Allen J. DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joan Fowler Rossin, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


LETTS, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of false imprisonment, burglary, and two counts of armed sexual battery on a frail sixty-five-year-old victim. The defendant appeals the trial judge's decision to depart from the guidelines and aggravate the sentence. We affirm.

As to the facts of this case, we content ourselves with a reproduction of the trial judge's order which in our opinion, articulates in writing clear and convincing reasons for the departure...

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