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Paschal v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Aug 31, 1989
547 So. 2d 1298 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

No. 88-1909.

August 31, 1989.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for St. Johns County; Richard G. Weinberg, Judge.

Jerry A. Burns, North Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and David S. Morgan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


Appellant was convicted of being a principal to armed robbery, a principal to attempted armed robbery and carrying a concealed firearm. He was sentenced within the guidelines to 4 1/2 years with a 3-year minimum mandatory pursuant to section 775.087(2), Florida Statutes (1985).

We find merit only in appellant's assertion that the 3-year minimum mandatory sentence cited above does not apply to vicarious possession of a weapon. The state concedes that this was error.

Accordingly, the judgment and sentence of the court below is affirmed except for the imposition of the 3-year minimum mandatory sentence imposed pursuant to section 775.087(2) which portion is vacated.

Judgment AFFIRMED; sentence AFFIRMED in part, VACATED in part.

GOSHORN, J., and EATON, O.H., Jr., Associate Judge, concur.


Summaries of

Paschal v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Aug 31, 1989
547 So. 2d 1298 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

Paschal v. State

Case Details

Full title:MELVIN JAMES PASCHAL, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Aug 31, 1989

Citations

547 So. 2d 1298 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)