Lawley v. State

377 So.2d 824 (1979)

William Lewis LAWLEY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. MM-246.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 14, 1979.

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury on two counts of possession of controlled substances. At 10 a.m. on December 15, 1978, the trial judge heard and denied appellant's motion for a new trial. Appellant appeared at 2 p.m. the same day for sentencing but a judge…