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Sullivan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 27, 1992
599 So. 2d 722 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 91-02940.

May 27, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Manatee County, Thomas M. Gallen, J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Kevin Briggs, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


Appellant raises four points on appeal. We find merit, however, in only one. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in imposing a three year minimum mandatory sentence for the possession of a firearm. We agree. Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is not one of the enumerated offenses in section 775.087(2)(a), Florida Statutes (1989), which requires a minimum mandatory sentence. Coleman v. State, 496 So.2d 896 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986); Simmons v. State, 457 So.2d 534 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). Therefore, we remand for resentencing in conformance with the oral pronouncement. The trial court should strike the minimum mandatory portion of appellant's sentence. Appellant need not be present at the resentencing.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for resentencing.

RYDER, A.C.J., and THREADGILL and BLUE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Sullivan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 27, 1992
599 So. 2d 722 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Sullivan v. State

Case Details

Full title:VINCENT SULLIVAN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: May 27, 1992

Citations

599 So. 2d 722 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)