Case Name: Jason E. CATRON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-09-24
Citations: 885 So. 2d 910
Docket Number: No. 5D04-2827
Parties: Jason E. CATRON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SAWAYA, C.J., and SHARP, W., J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 885
Pages: 910–911

Head Matter:
Jason E. CATRON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D04-2827.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Sept. 24, 2004.
Rehearing Denied Nov. 4, 2004.
Jason E. Catron, Jasper, Pro Se.
No Appearance for Appellee.

Opinion:
ORFINGER, J.
Jason E. Catron appeals the denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Catron was convicted of a third degree felony (lewd and lascivious molestation), and sentenced to 12.1 months of incarceration followed by two years of probation. Catron contends that the imposition of probation following incarceration is illegal.
In denying Catron's motion in the circuit court, the trial judge concluded that "the defendant's motion makes no sense whatsoever; it's totally without merit." We agree. A probationary split sentence consisting of a period of confinement, none of which is suspended, followed by a period of probation, is a legitimate sentencing option in Florida. See Poore v. State, 531 So.2d 161, 164 (Fla.1988), superseded by statute on other grounds recognized in Crews v. State, 779 So.2d 492 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000); see also § 948.01, Fla. Stat. (2002).
AFFIRMED.
SAWAYA, C.J., and SHARP, W., J., concur.