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Baker v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jan 27, 1978
354 So. 2d 144 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

No. 77-1104.

January 27, 1978.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; Mark R. McGarry, Judge.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and W.C. McLain, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and C. Marie King, 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.

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


Summaries of

Baker v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jan 27, 1978
354 So. 2d 144 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Baker v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM BAKER, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jan 27, 1978

Citations

354 So. 2d 144 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)