Caldwell v. State

Appellant was convicted on two counts of manslaughter and sentenced to departure sentences of consecutive 15-year terms of imprisonment. He now challenges the departure sentences on the basis that the reason given by the trial court — that Appellant knowingly created a great risk of injury or death to a large number of persons by driving his car (after having been advised not to do so for medical reasons) at a great rate of speed in the wrong lane while entering a busy intersection — was invalid because it was based on conduct that was an inherent component of the crime charged, or,…