PETERS v. STATE

No. 94-00520.

658 So.2d 1175 (1995)

Vernon Lee PETERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Sanders, Gulfport, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Dale E. Tarpley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant, Vernon Lee Peters, challenges the trial court's judgments and sentences for two counts of second degree murder with a deadly weapon. We affirm the convictions, however, we reverse the sentences because they exceed the statutory maximum.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, the appellant pled guilty to two reduced charges of second degree murder with a deadly weapon, in violation of section 782.04, Florida Statutes (1985). The appellant...

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