HOPKINS v. STATE

No. AI-446.

418 So.2d 1183 (1982)

Benjamin Hayward HOPKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 31, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Kathryn L. Sands, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jacksonville, for appellee.


JOANOS, Judge.

In this appeal from a judgment and sentence for first degree murder, a capital felony, following a guilty plea, appellant contends that the court erred in sentencing him to a term of 199 years. The sentence also provided that appellant would have no parole eligibility for 25 years, and the court reserved jurisdiction to review any release order pursuant to Section 947.16(3), Florida Statutes, for 66 years. Appellant asserts that the only sentence authorized...

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