Laurent v. State

RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant raises two points, one of which has merit. The trial court stated two reasons for departing from the recommended guidelines sentence: the quantity of cocaine involved and the fact that defendant is a drug dealer. Appellant correctly asserts that both of those reasons are inherent components of a conviction for attempted trafficking in cocaine and are, therefore, invalid bases for departure. See Atwaters v. State, 519 So.2d 611 (Fla.1988); Alexander v. State, 513 So.2d 1117 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). Accordingly, although we affirm the conviction, we reverse and…