Slay v. State

JOANOS, Judge.

In this sentencing appeal, William Eniser Slay contends that the trial court erred upon remand in departing from the recommended guidelines sentence. We affirm.

Slay was convicted of sexual battery and false imprisonment. In sentencing the defendant, the record reveals that the trial court executed two documents. One was labelled, “Sentence”, and the other, “Statement of Reasons for Departure from Sentencing Guidelines.” In the “Sentence,” the trial judge included a lengthy review of all of the factors comprising appellant’s criminal behavior. Included in the review was Slay’s…