WELLS v. STATE

No. BI-457.

495 So.2d 1221 (1986)

Billy Joseph WELLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Norma J. Mungenast, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This cause is before us on appeal from a judgment and sentence entered after finding Wells in violation of his probation. We find the trial court lacked jurisdiction to impose probation and, therefore, was without jurisdiction to revoke probation and impose a prison sentence.

The trial court originally sentenced Wells to serve two consecutive five-year prison terms on September 8, 1983, for pleas of guilty to aiding and abetting in the possession...

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