Case Name: Samuel G. VELEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-11-10
Citations: 888 So. 2d 670
Docket Number: No. 3D04-2575
Parties: Samuel G. VELEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before GREEN, FLETCHER and RAMIREZ, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 888
Pages: 670–670

Head Matter:
Samuel G. VELEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D04-2575.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Nov. 10, 2004.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 17, 2004.
Samuel G. Velez, in proper person.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, for appellee.
Before GREEN, FLETCHER and RAMIREZ, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Hernandez v. State, 575 So.2d 640, 642 (Fla.1991) (stating that "Our case law holds that a departure sentence may be proper where a person's criminal record exhibits an 'escalating course' of criminality"), citing Keys v. State, 500 So.2d 134, 135 (Fla.1986).