Case Name: Stanley Bruce MERIT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-08-16
Citations: 349 So. 2d 697
Docket Number: No. 75-1390
Parties: Stanley Bruce MERIT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALDERMAN, C. J., and CROSS, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 349
Pages: 697–698

Head Matter:
Stanley Bruce MERIT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 75-1390.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Aug. 16, 1977.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Henry Prettyman, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard P. Zaretsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

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. 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.
. § 893.13(1)(e); § 777.04(4)(d); § 775.082(4)(a) Florida Statutes (1975).