Case Name: Michael T. FAIRCLOTH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1985-11-13
Citations: 479 So. 2d 779
Docket Number: No. 84-2502
Parties: Michael T. FAIRCLOTH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GRIMES, A.C.J., and SCHOONOVER, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 479
Pages: 779–779

Head Matter:
Michael T. FAIRCLOTH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 84-2502.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Nov. 13, 1985.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 19, 1985.
J. Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and L.S. Alperstein, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Candance M. Sunderland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
SCHEB, Judge.
After revoking defendant Michael T. Faircloth's probation, the trial court sentenced him to fifteen years imprisonment under the sentencing guidelines and retained jurisdiction over one-third of his sentence. Defendant raises two points on appeal. We find merit to both.
First, defendant correctly contends that the trial court improperly sentenced him under the guidelines because the crime underlying his probation was committed before October 1,1983, and he did not elect to be sentenced under the guidelines. § 921.001(4)(a), Fla.Stat. (1983); Blackwelder v. State, 476 So.2d 280 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985).
Second, defendant also correctly points out that the court's retention of jurisdiction over one-third of his sentence was improper. Section 947.16(3), Florida Statutes (1983), authorizes retention of jurisdiction for certain enumerated felonies. Since escape, the underlying crime in this case, is not listed under section 947.16(3), the trial court erred in retaining jurisdiction over defendant's sentence.
Accordingly, we affirm defendant's conviction and sentence, but construe his sentence as a non-guidelines sentence. The trial court obviously intended to impose the maximum statutory prison term; therefore, we need not remand for resentencing. Blackwelder at 281. We also strike the court's retention of jurisdiction over that sentence.
GRIMES, A.C.J., and SCHOONOVER, J., concur.