Case Name: Jemal REAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-07-27
Citations: 528 So. 2d 558
Docket Number: No. 87-409
Parties: Jemal REAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 528
Pages: 558–559

Head Matter:
Jemal REAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-409.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 27, 1988.
Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Paula S. Saunders, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Elizabeth C. Masters, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This cause is before us on appeal of a trial court order revoking appellant's probation for two counts of sexual battery and imposing concurrent 15-year sentences. Appellant was originally sentenced as a youthful offender; upon resentencing, he was sentenced under the guidelines. Appellant argues on appeal that the provisions of Section 958.14, Florida Statutes, as amended in 1985, were applicable at the time he was resentenced. He argues further that under the provisions of the amended law, he could be resentenced to a maximum of six years, with credit for time served while incarcerated.
Subsequent to the proceedings below and during the pendency of this appeal, this court rendered the opinion in Watson v. State, 528 So.2d 101 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988), construing the amended statute in the manner argued by appellant. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for resentencing. However, we certify conflict with Franklin v. State, 526 So.2d 159 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988), a recent decision of another district court of appeal, holding that the amended version of the statute does not require a court to reclassify a defendant as a youthful offender after a violation of probation or community control.
BOOTH and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.
ERYIN, J., specially concurs with written opinion.