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Franklin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Aug 9, 1978
361 So. 2d 442 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

No. 76-1319.

August 9, 1978.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Hillsborough County; Harry Lee Coe, III, Judge.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, Bartow, and Karal B. Rushing, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


After reviewing the briefs and record on appeal, we find the appellant has failed to demonstrate reversible error; therefore, the judgment appealed is affirmed.

The only point which merits discussion is the propriety of the appellant's sentence to confinement "at hard labor." To be imprisoned "at hard labor" is improper because no existing state statute provides for its imposition as a sentence for any offense. Speller v. State, 305 So.2d 231 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974).

Remanded for the purpose of striking the language "at hard labor" from the sentencing order; otherwise, affirmed. Appellant need not be present for this purpose.

GRIMES, C.J., and SCHEB and RYDER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Franklin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Aug 9, 1978
361 So. 2d 442 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Franklin v. State

Case Details

Full title:JERRY FRANKLIN, JR., APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Aug 9, 1978

Citations

361 So. 2d 442 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)