McCONNELL v. STATE

No. 74-229.

298 So.2d 550 (1974)

John Douglas McCONNELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 9, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Gardner, Public Defender, Sarasota, and Ellen Condon, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard C. Booth, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


GRIMES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of a third degree felony under § 831.01, F.S.A., and sentenced to five years. The conduct for which he was convicted involved the forging of a signature on a credit card sales slip in the amount of $62.80, whereby he received goods and services from a filling station. Appellant's primary contention is that his sentence should have been limited to that which is prescribed for a first degree misdemeanor, since this would have...

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