Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1991

State v. Green

State v. Green
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided July 17, 1991 · Anstead, Hersey, Warner
581 So. 2d 1008; 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 6817; 1991 WL 128328 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Green

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellee pled guilty to purchasing marijuana after spending eight days in jail. The trial court withheld adjudication and sentenced appellee to time already served in prison. We reverse based on State v. Seward, 543 So.2d 398 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989). Under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.670 and Thomas v. State, 356 So.2d 846 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978), adjudication can be withheld if the defendant is put on probation, but not if the defendant is incarcerated. See State v. Scarantino, 543 So.2d 399 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989). We remand to the trial court to reconsider whether to adjudicate appellant guilty or to withhold adjudication and place appellant on probation with a special condition of jail time already served.

HERSEY and WARNER, JJ„ concur. ANSTEAD, J., dissents with opinion.

Dissenting Opinion

ANSTEAD, Judge,

dissenting.

I do not see anything illegal or improper in the judge’s disposition of this case, and find it difficult to reconcile a remand for resentencing with our need to efficiently utilize judicial resources.

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