Morris v. State

DANIEL, Judge.

William Morris appeals his judgment and sentence for burglary of a dwelling, a second degree felony punishable by up to 15 years imprisonment.1 The defendant’s recommended guidelines sentence was 12 to 30 months incarceration. Morris received a *1117sentence of fifteen years, but after serving 2lh years in the Department of Corrections, the balance of his sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for a period of 8 years.

On appeal, the defendant argues that the sentence constitutes a departure sentence which is improper because there were no written reasons for departure.…