Jackson v. State

HALL, Judge.

The appellant challenges his judgment and sentence for two counts of armed robbery. He argues that the trial court erred in departing from the presumptive guidelines sentence without providing valid reasons for departure in writing.

The appellant’s scoresheet reveals that the appellant scored 139 points, falling into the five and one-half to seven years’ recommended range. His sentence was bumped up to the next higher cell for violation of community control, which has a recommended range of seven to nine years and a permitted range of five and one-half to twelve years’…