Wise v. State

GREEN, Judge.

The appellant, Michael A. Wise, challenges his sentence for the offense of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm which occurred on August 16, 1996. Wise raises two points on appeal. First, he claims that the trial court erred by classifying the victim’s injuries as severe rather than moderate. Next, Wise challenges the validity of his sentence under the 1995 sentencing guidelines.

The scoring of victim injury points is within the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be reversed absent a showing of abuse of discretion. See Gregory v. State, 666 So.2d 222 (Fla. 2d…