Legal Opinion

Soloman v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 3, 1997No. 96-02312Published

1Opinion of the Court

BLUE, Judge.

Bobby Rydell Soloman appeals a sentence of ten years’ incarceration imposed after he violated probation. He raises two issues on appeal, only one of which has merit. Solo-man contends the trial court erred in imposing a sentence for violating probation which exceeds the balance of the suspended portion of his original sentence. Soloman’s original sentence was a “true split” sentence with five years suspended. Because the sentence imposed after Soloman violated probation exceeds the five years, we reverse and remand for resentencing. We affirm the remaining issue without further…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Poore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. Upshaw v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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