Sosa v. State

The defendant appeals from judgments of conviction and sentences for armed burglary of a structure, armed kidnapping, and robbery with a weapon. We affirm the convictions, affirm the sentences in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The defendant argues that the trial court erred in departing from the guideline sentence because the listed grounds for departure are not supported by the record. We disagree and affirm. See Llabona v. State, 557 So.2d 66 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990) (8-year period of escalating pattern of criminal conduct valid reason for departing from guideline sentence); Sans v. State, 528…