Brooks v. State

MILLS, Judge.

Brooks appeals from convictions and sentences for capital sexual battery, lewd assault upon a child, and false imprisonment. We find no merit in Brooks’ argument concerning the testimony of the victim. We find, however, that the trial court erred in sentencing Brooks for lewd assault and false imprisonment without the benefit of a sentencing guidelines scoresheet.

For capital sexual battery, the trial court sentenced Brooks to life in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years. The trial court also imposed concurrent prison sentences of 15 years for lewd assault and 5…