Case Name: Timothy K. THROWER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-07-30
Citations: 491 So. 2d 1277
Docket Number: No. 85-1852
Parties: Timothy K. THROWER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SCHOONOVER, A.C.J., and LEHAN, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 491
Pages: 1277–1278

Head Matter:
Timothy K. THROWER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 85-1852.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
July 30, 1986.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Karla Foreman Wright, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Candance M. Sunderland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
FRANK, Judge.
After violating probation Timothy Thrower was sentenced in May, 1985, for offenses occurring in September, 1982. Thrower's point on appeal is that the trial court erred by not ensuring that he was given the opportunity affirmatively to select a guidelines sentence. We find nothing which imposes upon the trial court a duty to inform the defendant that he can choose guidelines sentencing upon conviction of a crime occurring prior to October 1, 1983. A defendant who is represented by counsel and has the opportunity to select the guidelines but does not do so waives that right. Johnson v. State, 453 So.2d 411 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).
We are, however, concerned with the absence from the sentencing order of indication that Thrower, not having been sentenced pursuant to the guidelines, is entitled to eligibility for parole. We therefore remand this matter for the inclusion within the sentencing order of a notation that Thrower retains a parole right. Modification of the sentencing order consistent with this opinion does not require Thrower's presence before the trial court.
SCHOONOVER, A.C.J., and LEHAN, J., concur.