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Fielding v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 8, 1995
661 So. 2d 973 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Opinion

Nos. 95-759, 95-711 to 95-713, 95-716 and 95-718 to 95-720.

November 8, 1995.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County; Richard J. Fowler, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Marti Rothenberg, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Keith S. Kromash, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before BASKIN, LEVY and GREEN, JJ.


CONFESSION OF ERROR

Upon the State's proper confession of error that the five year sentence imposed upon appellant in count two of the information for the attempted purchase of a controlled substance exceeded the statutory maximum where this offense is properly classified as a first degree misdemeanor and the statutory maximum sentence for the same is a term of one year imprisonment, see §§ 777.04(4)(d), 893.13(1)(a)2, and 775.082(4)(a), Fla. Stat. (1991), the sentence for this count is hereby reversed and set aside and this matter is returned to the trial court for appropriate resentencing.


Summaries of

Fielding v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 8, 1995
661 So. 2d 973 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)
Case details for

Fielding v. State

Case Details

Full title:ELAINE FIELDING, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 8, 1995

Citations

661 So. 2d 973 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

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