Case Name: John Avery THOMAS, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1975-09-05
Citations: 318 So. 2d 163
Docket Number: Nos. 74-1543 to 74-1545
Parties: John Avery THOMAS, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HOBSON, Acting C. J., and GRIMES and SCHEB, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 318
Pages: 163–163

Head Matter:
John Avery THOMAS, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Nos. 74-1543 to 74-1545.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Sept. 5, 1975.
Law Offices of Alex D. Finch, Clear-water, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Mary Jo M. Gallay, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was convicted of three violations of the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act and was given concurrent four-year sentences for each conviction. These judgments are affirmed.
However, the crime prosecuted in case no. 74-4596 (appeal case no. 74-1543) was a misdemeanor, rather than a felony. It was properly triable in circuit court under Fla.Stat., § 26.012(2) (d) (1973), but the sentence could not exceed the one year maximum for a misdemeanor. Therefore, the sentence in that case is hereby reduced to a term of one year, and the court below is requested to correct its records accordingly.
HOBSON, Acting C. J., and GRIMES and SCHEB, JJ., concur.