Forbes v. State

We affirm appellant’s convictions. We reverse the trial court’s imposition of a departure sentence.

The trial court sentenced appellant to twenty-five years in prison on his conviction of armed robbery and to concurrent five-year sentences for his convictions of burglary and false imprisonment. The twenty-five-year sentence constitutes a departure from the sentencing guidelines. The state concedes and we agree that the departure sentence must be reversed because the trial court failed to enter a written order explaining its reasons for the departure.

Accordingly, we affirm appellant’s…