Reid v. State

MICKLE, Judge.

Michael Reid appeals a sentencing order imposing an upward departure from the guidelines. We affirm. In Reid v. State, 656 So.2d 191 (Fla. 1st DCA), rev. den., 663 So.2d 632 (Fla.1995), we 1) vacated the appellant’s 1994 conviction for a crime not at issue in the present appeal and remanded for a new trial, and 2) remanded for resentencing on the armed burglary offense at issue here. The resentencing hearing was held on October 31, 1995.

The sentencing guidelines require written reasons for a departure. Fla. R.Crim.P. 3.701(d)(ll). The appellant’s first claim of error is that the…