Morris v. State

Appellant, Eugene Morris, appeals a revocation of probation and the imposition of a guidelines departure sentence more than one cell from the applicable sentencing guidelines range. At the probation revocation hearing, the trial court orally pronounced that appellant had failed to make reports or follow the instructions of his probation supervisor. The court, however, did not enter a written order of revocation of probation. Further, in imposing the term outside the guidelines, the trial court failed to enter any written reasons to justify the departure sentence.

We find no reversible error in…