Stabler v. State

This cause is before us on appeal from a sentence rendered pursuant to a probation violation.

Appellant has raised three issues on appeal: (1) whether his sentence should be vacated because he committed the crimes before October 1, 1983, and the record does not reflect that appellant knowingly and intelligently waived his right to parole eligibility, or, alternatively, the record does not establish an “affirmative” election; (2) whether the trial court erred in departing from the guidelines sentence without giving written reasons for departure; and (3) whether the trial court erred in…