KEARSE v. STATE

No. 82-1251.

419 So.2d 745 (1982)

Elijah KEARSE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elijah Kearse, in pro. per.

No appearance for appellee.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

Appellant has appealed an order denying his motion for post conviction relief. Fla.R. Crim.P. 3.850. As grounds he alleges he was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for a misdemeanor. If this is true he is entitled to relief because only upon conviction for a felony may a person be sentenced to prison, or be given more than one year incarceration.

The trial judge merely denied the motion and we have no way of knowing what the record...

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