Case Name: Johnnie Mack GRAHAM, JR., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-02-11
Citations: 865 So. 2d 636
Docket Number: No. 2D03-3009
Parties: Johnnie Mack GRAHAM, JR., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: SILBERMAN and WALLACE, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 865
Pages: 636–636

Head Matter:
Johnnie Mack GRAHAM, JR., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 2D03-3009.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Feb. 11, 2004.
Johnnie Mack Graham, Jr., pro se.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan D. Dunlevy, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Respondent.

Opinion:
FULMER, Judge.
Johnnie Mack Graham, Jr., has filed a petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c). Graham raises two issues, only one of which has merit, and upon which we grant relief.
On June 26, 2000, Graham was convicted of a second-degree murder committed on August 16, 1998. His sentence points totaled 361.8 and the maximum recommended sentence under the guidelines was 417.2 months. The trial court, without stating reasons for departure, sentenced Graham to life in prison. Section 921.001(6), Florida Statutes (1997), provides that "[departures from the recommended sentences established in the guidelines are articulated in writing." A court may impose a life sentence without written explanation if the total sentence points are 363 or greater, § 921.0014(2); however, Graham's sentencing points totaled 361.8. The State agrees that, had appellate counsel raised this issue on direct appeal, Graham would have been entitled to resentencing within the guidelines.
The record is clear, and the State concedes, that Graham is entitled to resen-tencing. Accordingly, this petition is granted. We reverse the sentence and remand for the trial court to resentence Graham pursuant to the sentencing guidelines.
Petition granted, sentence reversed, remanded for resentencing.
SILBERMAN and WALLACE, JJ., Concur.