Cleveland v. State

POLEN, Judge.

Roderick Gemares Cleveland appeals from a final judgment adjudicating him guilty of *984manslaughter with a firearm, attempted manslaughter with a firearm and shooting into a building. He also appeals the resulting sentence. We affirm the convictions but reverse the resulting sentence.

Cleveland was sentenced to thirty years on the manslaughter count, fifteen years consecutive on the attempted manslaughter count, and another fifteen consecutive years for shooting into a building. This sentence was a departure for several reasons. First, the increase to thirty years constituted a…