We agree with the appellant that, because the written reason expressed by the trial court is invalid, the trial court erred in departing upward from the recommended or permitted guidelines sentencing ranges.
The appellant, a juvenile, entered an open plea of guilty to the charge of delivery of cocaine on February 20, 1990. The trial court determined that adult sanctions should be imposed and sentenced...
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