FRANK, Judge.
Of the several points the defendant has raised on appeal only one — the court's departure from the guidelines sentence — has merit.
The victim in these crimes of battery and burglary with assault testified at sentencing about the lingering psychological effects upon her stemming from the crimes. Psychological trauma is a valid basis for departure from the presumptive sentence. Green v. State,
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