McGee v. State

DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from a departure sentence. The defendant was charged with one count of possession of cocaine and three'counts of delivery of cocaine. He entered a guilty plea to the possession charge and to two counts of delivery. His presumptive sentence under the guidelines was community control or twelve to thirty months incarceration. Because the present offenses were committed after July 1, 1988, the effective date of the amendment to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.988 which provides for broader permitted sentencing ranges, the trial court could have sentenced him…