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Massey v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Nov 12, 1976
338 So. 2d 560 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

Opinion

No. 75-656.

October 22, 1976. Rehearing Denied November 12, 1976.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, David Seth Walker, J.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and Thomas A. Pobjecky, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

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


Appellant/defendant was charged with entering without breaking with intent to commit a felony and grand larceny. He entered a plea of nolo contendere to both charges. At that time the trial judge adjudicated appellant guilty of entering without breaking and sentenced him to five years imprisonment. The judge stated that he would not pass sentence on the larceny charge. It appears from the final judgment however that appellant was adjudicated guilty on both charges and sentenced to the one five-year term for both crimes.

Appellant contends that his plea was not voluntarily made with full understanding of its significance. During the court's colloquy with appellant to determine the voluntariness of the plea the judge misinformed him that the maximum sentence for entering without breaking was 15 years. We affirm the judgment on this charge since appellant has failed to show that he did not know the correct maximum term or to demonstrate any prejudice resulting from the misstatement. Young v. State, 327 So.2d 127 (Fla.2d DCA 1976).

The maximum term is five years. §§ 775.082(4)(d) and 810.03, Fla. Stat. (1973).

We accept appellee's suggestion that the trial court clarify its judgment and sentence on the grand larceny charge. If the trial judge intended to adjudicate appellant guilty on both charges the sentence must be apportioned between the two. Darden v. State, 306 So.2d 581 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975).

Accordingly, we affirm in part and remand in part with directions.

GRIMES and SCHEB, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Massey v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Nov 12, 1976
338 So. 2d 560 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)
Case details for

Massey v. State

Case Details

Full title:CLIFTON MASSEY, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Nov 12, 1976

Citations

338 So. 2d 560 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976)

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