HELMS v. STATE

No. 87-1569.

522 So.2d 519 (1988)

Michael Arthur HELMS, a/K/a McArthur Helms, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel R. Hillman, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant, Michael Arthur Helms, a/k/a McArthur Helms, challenges the sentence imposed upon him following the revocation of his probation. We find that the trial court erred in departing from the sentencing guidelines and, therefore, reverse the sentence.

In 1982, the appellant was placed on five years probation for the offense of "handling and fondling a female child under the age of fourteen years" in violation of section 800.04, Florida...

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