State v. Barnum

In this appeal of the sentence imposed on Lloyd Barnum, Jr. upon his conviction by a jury of a lewd act on a child under sixteen years of age, the State contends that the trial court erred in its scoring of victim injury points. Specifically, the State contends that the trial court improperly amended the completed scoresheet by striking the 80 points for penetration and scoring 40 points for contact. We agree and reverse.

Barnum was found guilty as charged by a jury of count I of the second amended information, which count charged Barnum with penetrating the vagina of the victim with his…