Bascelio v. Mayo

HOBSON, Justice.

In his petition for writ of habeas corpus petitioner Mario Bascelio shows, and the respondent concedes, that petitioner was found guilty as charged in an information in two counts, the first count charging him with unlawful possession of marijuana and the second count charging him with unlawful sale of the drug. It is also conceded that petitioner was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for eleven years on the first count and that sentence on the second count was deferred without day. The maximum sentence provided by F.S. § 398.22, F.S.A., for a first offense…