Case Name: Charlie HAYES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-10-03
Citations: 362 So. 2d 1016
Docket Number: No. KK-98
Parties: Charlie HAYES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: McCORD, C. J., and MILLS and BOYER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 362
Pages: 1016–1017

Head Matter:
Charlie HAYES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. KK-98.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 3, 1978.
Charlie Hayes, in pro. per., for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This appeal is from a summary denial of a motion to vacate or set aside a judgment and sentence. (Rule 3.850, Fla.R.Crim.P.) Appellant was convicted of robbery with a firearm. He contends that his sentence to life imprisonment is illegal because the statute (sections 812.13(2)(a) and 775.082(b), Florida Statutes (1977)), provides that the sentence be "a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment" and that such terminology does not permit a life sentence. We disagree. We interpret this statute to al low the sentence to be either a term of years or life imprisonment.
AFFIRMED.
McCORD, C. J., and MILLS and BOYER, JJ., concur.