SHEFFIELD v. STATE

No. 27809.

90 So.2d 449 (1956)

Carlton SHEFFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida. Division A.

November 7, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thos. D. Beasley, De Funiak Springs, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Jos. P. Manners, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant Sheffield, who was defendant below, seeks reversal of a judgment of guilty and sentence to five years in the state prison for setting fire to grass on a State Road right-of-way.

Several points are presented but the determining factor is the legality of the sentence.

The information alleges that Sheffield "unlawfully, did wilfully and intentionally set fire to and burn the forest, grass and woods of another, * * *" The evidence...

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