Van Royal v. State

Terry Van Royal appeals the summary denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Royal alleges that he received a true split sentence in which the court withheld imposition of a two-year prison sentence and placed Royal on two years of community control followed by two years of probation. Upon violating his probation, Royal was sentenced to five and one-half years’ prison.

If Royal’s explanation of his original sentence is accurate, then he is correct that he received a true split sentence. See State v. Powell, 703 So.2d 444…