Cote v. State

DELL, Judge.

Appellant pled guilty to charges of armed burglary and aggravated assault which occurred prior to the effective date of the revised sentencing guidelines. The trial court granted the State’s written motion to depart from the guidelines and sentenced appellant to four years of incarceration.

At the sentencing hearing the trial judge stated his reasons for departing from the guidelines:

Now, with respect to sentencing here, the only thing I would give the defendant benefit for is the fact he admitted his guilt here as opposed to putting the State through the task of going through a…