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WILLIAMS v. STATE

Nos. 85-1879, 85-1880, 85-1881, and 86-895.

500 So.2d 604 (1986)

Kenneth Shawn WILLIAMS Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Kenneth Witts, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Belle B. Turner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

ORFINGER, Judge.

In departing from the recommended guidelines sentence of 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 years' imprisonment and ordering that defendant be incarcerated for 17 years, the trial court relied on both valid and invalid reasons. We summarize and discuss the grounds given.

A. Escalating course of criminal conduct. While this has been held to be a valid reason for departure, Cawthon v. State, 486 So.2d 90 (Fla. 5th DCA...

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