LETTS, Judge.
The state appeals the trial court's judgment and sentence, claiming that the written reason for its downward departure was insufficient. We affirm.
In departing downwards, the trial judge wrote on the scoresheet "Barbera decision." The state contends that this cryptic notation was lacking in specificity. We disagree.
Our supreme court has told us in no uncertain terms that departures from the guidelines must be accompanied by written...
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