District Court of Appeal of Florida June 23, 1987, No. BP-379 (Brown v. State)

NIMMONS, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his sentencing guidelines upward-departure sentence of life imprisonment. The sole reason given by the trial court for departure was the defendant’s adjudication as an habitual offender under Section 775.084, Florida Statutes. The judge relied expressly upon this court’s decision in Whitehead v. State, 467 So.2d 779 (Fla.