Coleman v. State Ex Rel. Jackson

On Petition for Rehearing

Chapman, J. —

On petition for rehearing it is suggested that the sentence imposed upon the petitioner in the Criminal Court of Record of Dade County, Florida, on March 6, 1939, requiring him to serve a period of six months at hard labor in the State prison is not authorized by law. The case of Coleman, Sheriff, v. State ex rel. Wilson, 139 Fla. 401, 190 So. 610, limits the sentence for which petitioner was convicted to a fine not exceeding $200.00-or imprisonment not exceeding ninety days, or both, at the discretion of the court. The original opinion entered by the…