Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Eddie GREEN, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-07-17
Citations: 581 So. 2d 1008
Docket Number: No. 90-3230
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Eddie GREEN, Appellee.
Judges: HERSEY and WARNER, JJ„ concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 581
Pages: 1008–1009

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Eddie GREEN, Appellee.
No. 90-3230.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 17, 1991.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Gary Kollin, Fort Lauderdale, for appel-lee.

Opinion:
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.