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Hayes v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Oct 3, 1978
362 So. 2d 1016 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

No. KK-98.

October 3, 1978.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Taylor County, Royce Agner, J.

Charlie Hayes, in pro. per., for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


This appeal is from a summary denial of a motion to vacate or set aside a judgment and sentence. (Rule 3.850, Fla.R.Crim.P.) Appellant was convicted of robbery with a firearm. He contends that his sentence to life imprisonment is illegal because the statute (sections 812.13(2)(a) and 775.082(b), Florida Statutes (1977)), provides that the sentence be "a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment" and that such terminology does not permit a life sentence. We disagree. We interpret this statute to allow the sentence to be either a term of years or life imprisonment.

AFFIRMED.

McCORD, C.J., and MILLS and BOYER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hayes v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Oct 3, 1978
362 So. 2d 1016 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Hayes v. State

Case Details

Full title:CHARLIE HAYES, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Oct 3, 1978

Citations

362 So. 2d 1016 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

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