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Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jun 28, 1978
360 So. 2d 61 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

No. 77-1606.

June 28, 1978.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Harry Lee Coe, III, J.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, Bartow, and Karal B. Rushing, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard G. Pippinger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


The judgment appealed is affirmed, but this case is remanded for correction of the judgment and sentence. Appellant was charged with attempted first degree murder with a firearm and was convicted as charged. His life sentence was proper, since attempted first degree murder, a first degree felony, § 777.04(4)(a), Fla. Stat. (1975), is reclassified as a life felony if a firearm is used. § 775.087(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (1976 Supp.). However, the judgment and sentence simply recites that appellant was convicted of attempted murder; it does not specify the degree of murder attempted or indicate that a firearm was used. It should reflect the specific crime of which appellant was convicted. In addition, the period of credit time to be allowed should be specifically set forth as required by Section 921.161(1), Florida Statutes (1977). Smith v. State, 310 So.2d 770 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975). Appellant need not be present for this purpose.

Appellant was charged with two counts of attempted murder and was convicted on the first count and acquitted on the second.

GRIMES, A.C.J., and SCHEB and OTT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jun 28, 1978
360 So. 2d 61 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:WADE HAMPTON WILLIAMS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jun 28, 1978

Citations

360 So. 2d 61 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

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