State v. Armstrong

The state brings this petition for writ of certiorari to review an appellate decision of *262the circuit court reversing and remanding for resentencing. Respondent was convicted in county court of reckless driving and sentenced “to custody of the Juvenile Detention Center for a period of thirty-seven (37) days.” He appealed to circuit court. The circuit court determined that section 316.655, Florida Statutes (1981), did not permit such a sentence. That statute reads, in pertinent part, as follows:

316.655 Penalties.—(4) Any person convicted of a violation of ... s. 316.192 [reckless driving],…