Case Name: Daniel Wilbur GARDNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-12-02
Citations: 352 So. 2d 578
Docket Number: No. 77-1164
Parties: Daniel Wilbur GARDNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GRIMES, Acting C. J., and SCHEB and DANAHY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 352
Pages: 578–579

Head Matter:
Daniel Wilbur GARDNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 77-1164.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Dec. 2, 1977.
Jack 0. Johnson, Public Defender, and W. C. McLain, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The only point which merits discussion is the propriety of appellant's sentence to life in prison "at hard labor." To be imprisoned "at hard labor" is improper because no existing state statute provides for its imposition as a sentence for any offense. Brooks v. State, 349 So.2d 794 (Fla.2d DCA 1977).
Remanded for the purpose of striking the language "at hard labor" from the sentencing order; otherwise affirmed. Appellant need not be present for this purpose.
GRIMES, Acting C. J., and SCHEB and DANAHY, JJ., concur.