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Merit v. State

349 So. 2d 697, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16209
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District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided August 16, 1977·No. No. 75-1390·Published

Opinion

LETTS, Judge.

The judgment is affirmed.

However, the split sentence of six months in jail to be followed by three years probation is reversed. Appellant was convicted of an attempt to possess marijuana punishable by no more than one year of imprisonment.1 Accordingly, the sentence was excessive. Holmes v. State, 343 So.2d 632 (Fla.4th DCA 1977).

Reversed and remanded for sentencing consistent herewith.

ALDERMAN, C. J., and CROSS, J., concur.

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Holmes v. State
343 So. 2d 632 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1977)