Logan v. State

KELLY, Judge.

Lawrence Logan, who was convicted of five counts of armed robbery with a firearm, appeals his guidelines departure sentences of five concurrent life terms. Because the trial court was required to impose a sentence within the guidelines, we reverse.

Logan’s offenses occurred in March 1984. In December of that same year, Logan was sentenced under the 1988 guidelines to five concurrent life sentences. The sentences were an upward departure from the recommended guidelines range of twelve to seventeen years. The trial court provided written reasons supporting the departure, and Logan’s…