Stowers v. State

OPINION ON MANDATE

This case is before the court on remand from the Florida Supreme Court for reconsideration of appellant’s departure sentence. Stowers v. State, 504 So.2d 67 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), disapproved and remanded, Stowers v. State, 534 So.2d 1143 (Fla.1988). We affirm.

Appellant was given a departure sentence based upon the following written reasons: (1) defendant’s prior record demonstrates he is a non-rehabilitative career criminal; (2) defendant has engaged in an escalating pattern of criminal conduct; (3) defendant employed a professional manner in the commission of the crimes; and…