Case Name: Arthur John ORMANIAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1979-01-17
Citations: 366 So. 2d 498
Docket Number: No. 77-1792
Parties: Arthur John ORMANIAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GRIMES, C. J., and HOBSON and RYDER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 366
Pages: 498–498

Head Matter:
Arthur John ORMANIAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 77-1792.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Jan. 17, 1979.
Jack 0. Johnson, Public Defender, and David Wm. Boone, 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.
We affirm the judgment of the trial court; However, we remand the case with directions that the trial court amend the sentence, awarding appellant credit for the time he spent in a state hospital as a mentally disordered sex offender. Section 917.218, Florida Statutes (1977); Hall v. State, 358 So.2d 891 (Fla.2d DCA 1978). Appellant need not be present for this purpose.
GRIMES, C. J., and HOBSON and RYDER, JJ., concur.