Knox v. State

Wilfred Knox appeals his sentence of thirty years’ incarceration. We reverse.

Knox was convicted of strong-arm robbery, a second-degree felony under section 812.13(2)(c), Florida Statutes (1985), punishable by a statutory maximum of fifteen years’ incarceration under section 775.-082(3)(c), Florida Statutes (1985). The sentencing guidelines recommended range was nine-to-twelve years’ incarceration. The trial court departed from the presumptive guidelines sentence and sentenced Knox to the statutory maximum and listed seven written reasons for exceeding the guidelines. The trial court…