Betsey v. State
Betsey v. State
576 So. 2d 705; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 195; 1991 Fla. LEXIS 403; 1991 WL 25376
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Betsey v. State
Opinion of the Court
George Betsey petitions this Court to review Betsey v. State, 558 So.2d 202 (Fla.1st DCA 1990), in which the First District Court of Appeal upheld Betsey’s probationary split sentence. The district court certified the following question as one of great public importance:
Does a double jeopardy violation result from the imposition of a probationary split sentence when the legislature has not explicitly authorized that disposition in the sentencing alternatives of section 921.187, Florida Statutes?
Id. at 202.
IS THERE STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION FOR A PROBATIONARY SPLIT SENTENCE?
We answered the rephrased question in the affirmative.
In accordance with our decision in Glass, we approve the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in this case.
It is so ordered.
. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.
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