Sampson v. State

Mitchell Sampson appeals an eighty-year sentence imposed for two counts of armed *918robbery. The sentence represents a departure from the guideline recommendation of twenty-two to twenty-seven years. Because we find in the record no valid basis for aggravation, we reverse.

Sampson first received this same sentence in 1985. At that time the trial court gave the following reasons for departure:

The defendant was previously convicted of robbery in Hillsborough and Pinel-las Counties. The PSI discloses that the defendant has heretofore committed at least seven robberies, only two of which have been…