State v. Marron

SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

The appellee was convicted, after trial, of possession of cannabis in excess of twenty grams and possession of a place for purpose of trafficking. Although his sentencing score merited a prison term of twenty-one months to twenty years, the trial court, over the State’s objection, sentenced the appellee to three-hundred sixty-six days in prison followed by community control and reporting probation. The State appeals the downward departure. Because we find that the trial court departed from its statutory obligations, we reverse and remand.

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It is axiomatic that a trial…