Legal Opinion

Sing v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 10, 1959No. A-174PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Per curiam

Upon review of the record and consideration of the assignments of error, briefs, and argument of counsel in this cause, we conclude that the only material error herein lies in the fact that the defendants were sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Sections 921.17-921.23, Florida Statutes (1957), F.S.A., which are adapted from Chapter 57-366, Laws of 1957, whereby the trial court is vested with discretion to impose an indeterminate period type of sentence upon a person convicted of a noncapital felony, rather than under the law applicable at the time of the commission of the crime.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1924

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Castle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  2. State v. WattsSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  3. Bradley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  4. Roberts v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  5. Ellis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974

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