Wellington v. State

HOBSON, Chief Judge.

On March 22, 1965, the defendant-appellant herein was convicted of criminal contempt of circuit court in Hernando County and was sentenced to serve a term of five years in state prison. Thereafter, on August 10, 1966, this court in Thiede v. State, Fla.App.1966, 189 So.2d 490, reversed Thiede’s and Wellington’s sentences and remanded the cause. We quote from page 492 of that opinion:

“The judgment of contempt is reversed as to the sentence imposed and the cause is remanded for the imposition of a new sentence not to exceed one year in the county jail.”

Thereafter, on May 12,…