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Perkins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 19, 1992
593 So. 2d 324 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 90-1905.

February 19, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Broward County; Thomas M. Coker, Jr., Judge.

Lewis A. Fishman, P.A., Plantation, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Melvina Racey Flaherty, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


We affirm appellant's convictions, but reverse the three year mandatory minimum sentence under section 775.087(2), Florida Statutes (1989). The mandatory minimum sentences provided for in section 775.087(2) can be applied only to the offenses specifically enumerated therein. See e.g., Kennedy v. State, 564 So.2d 1127 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990); Simmons v. State, 457 So.2d 534 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).

DELL, GARRETT and FARMER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Perkins v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 19, 1992
593 So. 2d 324 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

Perkins v. State

Case Details

Full title:STERLIN PERKINS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Feb 19, 1992

Citations

593 So. 2d 324 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)