McCloud v. State

SPECTOR, Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of a judgment of conviction and sentence of eighteen months imposed upon him pursuant to his plea of guilty to charges of withholding support from his minor children in violation of Section 856.04(1), Florida Statutes, F.S.A.

Although the cited statute authorizes the imposition of a two-year sentence upon conviction thereunder, appellant’s assault against the lesser sentence is founded on the claim that it was imposed more than two years after he had pled guilty to the charges; and, therefore, the sentence ultimately imposed is violative of the rule…