Grant v. State

LEHAN, Judge.

Defendant appeals the 10 years probation he received as part of a probationary split sentence upon resentencing after his first appeal in Grant v. State, 573 So.2d 1055 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). We affirm his probationary split sentence.

In the first appeal this court reversed defendant’s sentence because it was an upward departure without written reasons. At resentencing, the trial court imposed the probationary split sentence of 7 years prison to be followed by 10 years probation. A probationary split sentence is a valid sentencing alternative. See Poore v. State, 531 So.2d 161, 164…