Green v. State

James Green appeals his twenty-five year sentence for burglary of a dwelling during which he committed an assault, see section 802.02(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2000), and sexual battery, imposed after he violated his probation. He contends that, in 2005, he was given a true split sentence “consisting of a total period of confinement with a portion of the confinement period suspended and the defendant placed on probation for that suspended portion.” Poore v. State, 531 So.2d 161, 164 (Fla.1988). He argues that, since a true split sentence was imposed, upon his subsequent violation of probation…