Eddie Adams v. State

Eddie Adams appeals the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.800(a). He argues the trial court erred by failing to credit him for time previously served on probation and community control when it imposed a new split sentence of prison and probation following a violation of probation. Adams asserts that the failure to give him credit resulted in a sentence exceeding the statutory maximum. 1 The State properly concedes error.

As we have previously held, “[w]hen a trial court imposes a new split sentence following a violation of probation, the law requires that…