Perdieu v. State

Appellant was convicted of robbery with a weapon and sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment, a departure from the seven to nine years recommended guideline sentence.

*1334Of appellant’s three appellate points, only one requires discussion, i.e., the asserted error in departing from the guidelines. Four grounds were set forth justifying the departure. However, only one of them is a valid ground, i.e., during the commission of the offense appellant used force in excess of that required by holding the knife at Erenstoft’s [the victim] throat, jabbing, and ultimately cutting the victim’s throat as he…