Case Name: Mark PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-03-03
Citations: 752 So. 2d 114
Docket Number: No. 5D99-3648
Parties: Mark PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HARRIS and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 752
Pages: 114–114

Head Matter:
Mark PETERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D99-3648.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 3, 2000.
Mark Peterson, Daytona Beach, pro se.
No Appearance for Appellee.

Opinion:
W. SHARP, J.
Peterson filed a motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) to correct an illegal sentence because the trial court imposed a departure sentence without giving written reasons. The trial court summarily denied the motion. We affirm.
The record attached clearly refutes Peterson's claim. The guidelines scoresheet in the record indicates the parties stipulated to an upward departure sentence, pursuant to a negotiated plea because the defendant, Peterson, had engaged in a "crime spree." A plea bargain is a valid ground for departure. Jauregui v. State 652 So.2d 898 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995); State v. Jordan, 630 So.2d 1171 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993).
In addition, the sentence which Peterson received does not exceed the statutory maximum for the crimes to which he entered his guilty plea. See State v. Moten, 698 So.2d 1345 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997).
AFFIRMED.
HARRIS and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.