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Hammock v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 28, 1977
353 So. 2d 218 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

Opinion

No. 77-630.

December 28, 1977.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Polk County; William A. Norris, Jr., Judge.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and W.C. McLain, Asst. Public Defender, and Howard L. Dimmig, II, Legal Intern, Bartow, for appellants.

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 appellants have failed to demonstrate reversible error; therefore, the judgment appealed is affirmed.

The only point which merits discussion is the propriety of the appellants' sentences 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. Brooks v. State, 349 So.2d 794 (Fla. 2d DCA 1977).

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

HOBSON, Acting C.J., and GRIMES and RYDER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hammock v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Dec 28, 1977
353 So. 2d 218 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)
Case details for

Hammock v. State

Case Details

Full title:HAROLD HAMMOCK AND JACKIE W. MARTIN, APPELLANTS, v. STATE OF FLORIDA…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Dec 28, 1977

Citations

353 So. 2d 218 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)