Legal Opinion

Baker v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 21, 1999No. 98-2650PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEVIN, Judge.

We reverse the order denying Michael James Baker’s motion to correct illegal sentence imposed upon revocation of probation. The transcript and sentencing documents reflect that Baker’s sentence was a true split sentence; hence, upon revocation of probation, under Poore v. State, 531 So.2d 161 (Fla.1988), Baker was entitled to be sentenced to the balance of the withheld portion of the sentence.

Baker’s original probation order provided:

It is hereby ordered and adjudged that you be 20 yrs committed to the Department of Corrections J_ confined in the County-Jail S.P. for a term of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Poore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. Bryant v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Ashe v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Baker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Baker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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