BLUE, Judge.
The State appeals the sentence imposed upon Ralph Hale, asserting that the trial court failed to follow the negotiated plea agreement. The State and Hale had entered into a plea agreement that called for a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines; however, the court did not impose the agreed upon sentence and instead imposed a different departure sentence. Because Hale's actual sentence was not the result of a legitimate plea bargain, the written...
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