State v. Williams

Appellee, James Williams, pled guilty to possession of cocaine pursuant to sections 893.03(2)(a)4 and 893.13(6)(a), Florida Statutes (1997). Although appellee’s sentencing guidelines scoresheet recommended a sentence of seventy-six (76) months with a minimum of fifty-seven (57) months and a maximum of ninety-five (95) months, the trial judge sentenced appellee to two years probation and successful completion of the Turning Point Bridge Drug Program. At the sentencing hearing, the judge stated that she was sentencing appellee “pursuant to chapter 397 ... to drug offender probation.” The State…