Forney v. State

567 So.2d 60 (1990)

Anthony FORNEY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 89-1661.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 3, 1990.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Jeffrey L. Anderson, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Lynn Waxman, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

This is an appeal from a guidelines departure sentence. The recommended sentence under the guidelines was 12-17 years. The trial court departed and sentenced appellant to 24 years. The reason for departure was "The defendant was…