Miller v. State, 370 So. 2d 73

PER CURIAM.

The judgment appealed is affirmed, but this case is remanded for ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍resentencing of appellant.

Appellant pled nolo contendere to the charge of robbery with a weapon and was given a life sentence. This sentence ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍is excessive. Robbery with a weapon is a first degree felony, § 812.13(2)(b), Fla.Stat. (1977), punishable by a maximum sentence of 30 years. § 775.082(3)(b), ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍Fla.Stat. (1977). The information did not allege the use of a firearm or deadly weapon, which would have made a life sentence permissible under ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍Section 812.13(2)(a), Florida Statutes (1977).

The cause is therefore remanded with instructions to reduce appellant’s sentence to 30 years. Appellant need not be ‍​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍present for this purpose.

GRIMES, C. J., and HOBSON and SCHEB, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Miller v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Apr 25, 1979

Citations: 370 So. 2d 73; 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 14510; No. 78-1284

Docket Number: No. 78-1284

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.