Dortch v. State

We have for review the sentence imposed on Michael Jerome Dortch (Dortch) using an incorrectly calculated scoresheet. The scoresheet included eighty-six points for two first-degree felony offenses for which Dortch was not convicted: sale of cocaine within 1000 yards of a school, and possession of cocaine with intent to deliver within 1000 yards of a school. The scoresheet error placed Dortch in a harsher sentencing guidelines range than the range permitted using a correctly calculated scoresheet; Dortch furthermore actually received a harsher sentence than that permitted using a correctly…