STATE v. PUCKETT

No. CC-131.

345 So.2d 829 (1977)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ruby Jane PUCKETT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Barry W. Beroset, Murphy & Beroset, Pensacola, for appellee.


BOYER, Chief Judge.

Appellee was charged by indictment with and found guilty by a jury of first degree murder. The trial court denied her motion for judgment of acquittal and for new trial. The court thereupon sentenced appellee to life imprisonment, after having adjudicated her guilty of second degree murder. The State's motion for rehearing regarding the sentence was denied. Believing that the sentence imposed was illegal, the State appealed. See Section...

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