Browning v. State

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

William Browning appeals from a judgment and sentence for burglary. Browning contends that the trial court committed reversible error in departing from his presumptive sentence under the guidelines1 without giving a written reason for departure. We agree.

On September 19, 1983, Browning was charged with a burglary which had occurred on July 23,1983. He entered a plea of guilty to the charge and, on January 20, 1984, was placed on probation for one year.

On April 20, 1984, an affidavit was filed alleging that Browning had violated his probation by committing another…