Childers v. State

Appellant, Anthony Paul Childers, appeals his guidelines sentence of 57.6 months’ imprisonment and argues that the trial court erroneously concluded that there was no legal reason to impose a downward departure sentence. Because we are unable to discern from the record why the trial court rejected Appellant’s request for a downward departure sentence, we reverse Appellant’s sentence and remand for resentencing.

Appellant pled nolo contendere to the offense of failure of a sex offender to report or register a change in permanent or temporary address. During the sentencing hearing, Appellant’s…