Jackson v. State

The recommended guideline sentence range was 12-30 months’ incarceration. The sentence, imposed without reasons justifying departure, was imprisonment for 15 years with provision that after serving 30 months, the balance (I2V2 years) was suspended subject to the successful completion of a period of 10 years’ probation. See, e.g., Carr v. State, 528 So.2d 406 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988); McKee v. State, 528 So.2d 417 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988); Hankey v. State, 529 So.2d 736 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988).

The sentence imposed in this case is a true split sentence as described in section 948.01(8), Florida Statutes. Not…