Gwynn v. Orange County Board of County Commissioners

ORFINGER, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment denying appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Following adjudication of guilt in the County Court of Orange County on fifteen misdemeanor traffic offenses and several contempt of court charges, defendant was sentenced to twelve consecutive one year terms of imprisonment in the county jail.

Defendant challenges his detention in the Orange County jail for more than one year, relying on section 922.051, Florida Statutes (1985) which says:

When a statute expressly directs that imprisonment be in a state prison, the court may impose…