# Morris v. State

> District Court of Appeal of Florida · October 20, 1988 · 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2347

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7569517

## Case

- **Full name:** William MORRIS v. STATE of Florida
- **Court:** District Court of Appeal of Florida
- **Decided:** October 20, 1988
- **Citations:** 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2347; 532 So. 2d 1116; 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 4637; 1988 WL 107887
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Daniel
- **Judges:** Cowart, Daniel, Sharp
- **Cited by:** 3 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

DANIEL, Judge.
William Morris appeals his judgment and sentence for burglary of a dwelling, a second degree felony punishable by up to 15 years imprisonment. 1 The defendant’s recommended guidelines sentence was 12 to 30 months incarceration. Morris received a *1117 sentence of fifteen years, but after serving 2lh years in the Department of Corrections, the balance of his sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for a period of 8 years.
On appeal, the defendant argues that the sentence constitutes a departure sentence which is improper because there were no written reasons for departure. This argument has been rejected by this court. See Johnson v. State, 529 So.2d 1250 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988); McKee v. State, 528 So.2d 417 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988). See also Poore v. State 531 So.2d 161 (Fla.1988).
AFFIRMED.
SHARP, C.J., and COWART, J., concur.
. §§ 810.02(1) and (3); 775.082(3)(c), Fla. Stat.(1987).

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