DANAHY, Chief Judge.
The defendant challenges her guidelines departure sentence on the ground that the reason expressed by the trial judge for the departure was impermissible. We agree and reverse.
The defendant was charged with two counts of grand theft to which she entered pleas of nolo contendere. At the change of plea hearing, she was placed under oath and questioned by the trial judge regarding her prior convictions. The trial judge warned the defendant...
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