Legal Opinion

Cochran v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 26, 1982No. 81-1426PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

We adhere to our recent decision in Patterson v. State, 408 So.2d 785 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982), and, therefore, hold that it was error to impose the three-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment specified in section 775.087, Florida Statutes (1979), upon appellant when he was sentenced under the Youthful Offender Act, chapter 948, for the crime of attempted armed robbery. Trent v. State, 403 So.2d 1131 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981). And, for the reasons set out in Patterson, we reject appellant’s contention that his sentence is illegal under Villery v. Florida Parole and Probation Commission, 396 So.2d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Villery v. Florida Parole & Probation Com'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. Patterson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  3. Trent v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. RossDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  2. Wilson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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