McPherson v. State

WALLACE, Judge.

Ira. Demetrius McPherson challenges the-new sentence imposed on him after the trial court vacated his life sentence and resentenced him under Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010). Mr. McPherson’s sole argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in imposing an upward departure sentence without providing oral or written reasons for the upward departure. Because the record demonstrates that the trial court adopted the written reasons for departure stated on the guidelines score-sheet that was prepared for the initial sentencing proceeding, we…