SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
The defendant appeals from a sentence in excess of the guidelines which is not supported by written — or oral — reasons for departure. We reverse.
The state's sole argument in support of this obviously facially defective sentence is the claim that Vaprin pled guilty to the charge "straight up" to the court, upon the general understanding that any sentence up to the statutory maximum could be imposed. See Smith v. State...
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