Bentley v. State

COBB, Chief Judge.

Bentley appeals the imposition of two consecutive life sentences for his conviction in two companion cases of armed robbery. Based upon a score sheet total of 676 points, which included 17 prior convictions, the recommended guidelines sentence was life. The trial judge departed from the guidelines sentence and imposed consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the two armed robberies. The trial court gave as its reason:

The defendant has seventeen prior felony convictions. As late as 1979 he received thirty years as an habitual offender. Since then he has received two armed…