LOPES v. STATE

No. 74-821.

309 So.2d 591 (1975)

John Smith LOPES, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. McEwen and Robert C. Gibbons of Gibbons, Tucker, McEwen, Smith, Cofer & Taub, Tampa, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Mary Jo M. Gallay, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


BOARDMAN, Judge.

Appellant was charged, tried and convicted of the crime of false imprisonment. Appellant raised two points on appeal which, after hearing oral argument, reading the briefs of the respective parties and reviewing the record, we find do not constitute reversible error.

However, we point out that immediately subsequent to the jury returning its guilty verdict, appellant was sentenced to state prison for 15 years and given credit for time served...

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