HOUSTON v. STATE

No. NN-346/T1-80.

385 So.2d 8 (1980)

Mark HOUSTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

June 27, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Thomas S. Keith, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


ORFINGER, Judge.

Appellant Houston was charged with second degree murder, and pled guilty to manslaughter pursuant to plea negotiations. After a pre-sentence investigation and hearing, the trial court sentenced appellant to ten years in prison. Appellant wrote a letter to the trial judge, requesting that his sentence be reconsidered. This letter was treated as a motion to mitigate sentence, which was denied, and as a notice of appeal.

Appellant's court-appointed...

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