Royer v. State

COWART, Judge.

This is another sentencing guidelines departure case.

*650While on community control for three offenses, the defendant was charged with new offenses relating to a shooting. Before trial on these new offenses, the trial court revoked the defendant’s community control and sentenced the defendant on the original offenses, departing from the recommended guidelines. The defendant was then tried on the new charges and acquitted. The written reasons given for the departure sentence were:

The Defendant constitutes a danger to the community in that he shot the victim almost killing him which…