MARVIN, Chief Judge.
On the belief that FSG Grid Cell 5-F was applicable, and that this Grid Cell recommended an incarceration range of only 6-9 months for the negligent homicide of a 14-month-old child who was left unattended in a bathtub, the trial court departed upward and sentenced the 20-year-old mother to the maximum statutory term of five years at hard labor. LRS 14:12,32.
On the mother's appeal, we vacate that sentence and remand to allow the trial...
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