State v. Frinks

ZEHMER, Judge.

The state appeals a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines. Finding the reasons stated by the trial court in justification of the departure are legally sufficient, we affirm.

Defendant was convicted, upon his plea of nolo contendere, of multiple counts of lewd, lascivious or indecent assault upon a child under the age of sixteen, in violation of section 800.04, Florida Statutes. Defendant was placed on community control for a period of 2 years, to be followed by 18 years of probation. The calculated guideline sentence was imprisonment for 9-12 years. The court’s…