Crawford v. State

LEVY, Judge.

In consolidated appeals, defendant below challenges judgments of conviction and sentences for robbery and theft following a jury trial, the revocation of his community control, and an upward departure from the sentencing guidelines. The State concedes that it was error to convict and sentence the defendant in connection with the theft charge, as well as the invalidity of two of the reasons given by the trial court for the upward departure.

In April, 1987, appellant was charged with dealing in stolen property. He pled nolo contendere. Adjudication of guilt was withheld, and he was…