Alexander v. State

CAMPBELL, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant challenges his sentence following the revocation of the probationary portion of his youthful offender sentence. The State concedes that the trial court erred in sentencing appellant to the maximum youthful offender sentence of six years’ imprisonment as this sentence exceeded the maximum permitted under the guidelines. Contrary to appellant’s argument, however, we conclude that the trial court was under the mistaken belief that the sentencing guidelines did not apply to sentencing as a youthful offender and that the six-year sentence imposed was not a…