Grooms v. State

ZEHMER, Judge.

Appellant, Albert R. Grooms, was charged with robbery while armed, two counts of grand theft, and display of a weapon during a felony stemming from an October 23, 1984, incident. Grooms pled guilty to a single count of robbery while armed with a firearm, and a sentencing hearing was held February 25, 1985. The recommended sentence in the sentencing guidelines scoresheet was seven to nine years’ incarceration. Grooms was sentenced to twelve years’ incarceration based on the following reasons for departure:

1. Defendant’s prior history of theft and assault establishes a pattern of…