Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1992

Johnson v. State

Johnson v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided November 12, 1992 · Anstead, Glickstein, Hersey
608 So. 2d 138; 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 11794; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2537 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Johnson v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. During the course of appellant’s sentencing, after a violation of probation was found, the trial court announced a sentence of thirty (30) months incarceration. Immediately thereafter, the trial court, noting that the appellant would be entitled to credit for service in a rehabilitation program, changed the sentence to three and one-half years. We agree with the state that a trial court acts within its discretion so long as the sentence is changed before the sentencing hearing is concluded, and the trial court does not act for an improper reason. See Farber v. State, 409 So.2d 71 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).

GLICKSTEIN, C.J., and ANSTEAD and HERSEY, JJ., concur.

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