Jabbour v. State

The trial judge sentenced Robert James Jabbour to three years incarceration to be followed by seven years probation, which is in excess of the five year maximum sentence permissible for the offense of sale of marijuana. Florida courts have held such sentences to be excessive. Moore v. State, 324 So.2d 690 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976); Watts v. State, 328 So.2d 223 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976); Magnin v. State, 334 So.2d 638 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976); Heatherly v. State, 343 So.2d 54 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977); Holmes v. State, 343 So.2d 632 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977); Sherman v. State, 344 So.2d 870 (Fla. 4th DCA 1977); Walker v.…