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Bessette v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Aug 9, 2007
975 So. 2d 478 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

Opinion

No. 2D06-2354.

June 29, 2007. Rehearing Denied August 9, 2007.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hills-borough County; Barbara Fleischer and William Fuente, Judges.

Rick Terrana, Tampa, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


Finding no abuse of discretion in the trial court's rulings that are challenged on appeal, we affirm Bessette's convictions without further discussion. We also affirm his sentences and point out that the minimum mandatory terms on counts six, seven, and eight were imposed as part of his violent career criminal sentencing under section 775.084(4)(d), Florida Statutes (2003). Because the sentences were not imposed under section 775.087(2), they did not require specific jury findings regarding Bessette's actual possession of a firearm.

Affirmed.

SALCINES, J., and COBB, WARREN H., Associate Senior Judge, Concur.


Summaries of

Bessette v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Aug 9, 2007
975 So. 2d 478 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)
Case details for

Bessette v. State

Case Details

Full title:Allie Charles BESSETTE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Aug 9, 2007

Citations

975 So. 2d 478 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

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