SULLIVAN v. STATE

No. 81-182.

413 So.2d 152 (1982)

Donald H. SULLIVAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

As Modified May 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Trela J. White, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


DOWNEY, Judge.

Since appellant, Donald H. Sullivan, was not advised at sentencing of his right to appeal, this court granted habeas corpus. The only question presented for review is whether the trial court erred in sentencing Sullivan to 330 years in prison rather than committing Sullivan as a mentally disordered sex offender (MDSO) pursuant to Chapter 917, Florida Statutes (1977).

Sullivan was convicted on three counts of burglary, sexual battery, and attempted...

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