Ellis v. State

OTT, Judge.

Appellant entered pleas of nolo conten-dere to charges of (1) possession of cannabis and (2) importation of a controlled substance. Sentencing was deferred and he was granted probation for a period of five years on each charge, to run concurrently. A condition of probation was that he serve two years in prison on each charge, also to run concurrently.

After appellant had been confined some five months, the disposition of his case was “corrected” in an effort to comply with Villery v. Florida Parole and Probation Commission, 396 So.2d 1107 (Fla.1981). In that case our supreme court…