Gordon v. State

PETERSON, Judge.

This 17-year-old appellant, Rodriguez Gordon, complains that he should not have received adult sanctions and a departure sentence after entering a plea of guilty to the attempted rape of an 11-year-old girl. The attempt was made while two other boys, ages eleven and thirteen, one of whom was appellant’s brother, forcibly held the victim on the ground pursuant to the appellant’s orders. We affirm the trial court’s imposition of adult criminal sanctions, but vacate the departure sentence.

Gordon’s guidelines score sheet authorizes a recommended range of 3V2 to 4½ years…