Hickman v. State

By petition for writ of certiorari, defendant seeks review of the circuit court order affirming his sentence for D.U.I. conviction by the County Court of Pinellas County. Based on a 1980 D.U.I. conviction entered pursuant to defendant’s uncounseled nolo plea, the county court “sentenced” defendant as a second offender, fining him $500 and suspending his driving privileges for five years. Defendant received no jail or prison time or other deprivation of his liberty, however. Defendant contests the use of this prior conviction by the county court in arriving at his sentence as a subsequent…