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Montequin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Sep 29, 1992
605 So. 2d 944 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 91-1740.

September 29, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Fredericka G. Smith, J.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and J. Rafael Rodriguez, Special Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Mark S. Dunn, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

After considering the appellant's petition for rehearing filed herein, we hereby substitute the following opinion in lieu of our original opinion. In all other respects the petition for rehearing is hereby denied.


The defendant was charged with murder in the second degree and unlawful possession of a firearm while engaged in a criminal offense. He was convicted of murder in the second degree with a firearm, and display of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was sentenced to a general sentence of fifteen years as to counts one and two and to a three year minimum mandatory sentence on count one. The score sheet shows he was to be sentenced to fifteen years and three years minimum mandatory on count one with fifteen years on count two to run concurrently with count one.

On appeal he contends error in failing to conduct a hearing pursuant to Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla. 1971), permitting the introduction into evidence of a 911 telephone call, and in the sentence, for displaying a firearm during the commission of a felony, when the second degree murder conviction was enhanced to a life felony because of the firearm. We find no error as to the first two contentions. Grant v. State, 474 So.2d 259 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985); Ware v. State, 596 So.2d 1200 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992); compare Dickey v. State, 458 So.2d 1156 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); Section 90.404(2)(b)(1), Florida Statutes (1989). We do find error as to the sentencing for displaying a firearm and do by this opinion hereby vacate said sentence pursuant to Cleveland v. State, 587 So.2d 1145 (Fla. 1991); Pridgen v. State, 595 So.2d 1119 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992).

Affirmed as amended.


Summaries of

Montequin v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Sep 29, 1992
605 So. 2d 944 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Montequin v. State

Case Details

Full title:JUSTO MONTEQUIN, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Sep 29, 1992

Citations

605 So. 2d 944 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

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