State v. Flowers

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Yolanda Flowers pleaded guilty to a Class 5 felony, and she admitted the allegations of a part II habitual criminal information alleging she had two prior felony convictions. Because of the prior convictions, the circuit court imposed a Class 4 felony penitentiary sentence, and it did not state on the record or in the judgment any aggravating circumstances justifying a departure from presumptive probation. On appeal, Flowers argues that the circuit court erred in failing to apply presumptive probation requirements and sentence her to probation. Because Flowers was…