Saskowitz v. State

Saskowitz was serving three concurrent five year terms of probation, stemming from three successive informations alleging illicit drug activity which had occurred prior to October 1, 1983, when, in January of 1985, he was charged with violating probation. Saskowitz pleaded guilty to violating probation in all three cases, probation was revoked, and he was sentenced without an affirmative selection under the guidelines to fifteen years of imprisonment.

The trial court departed from the guidelines, stating that Saskowitz committed the identical offenses for which he was placed on probation,…