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Ambroa v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 8, 1989
547 So. 2d 294 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

No. 87-2397.

August 8, 1989.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Amy Steele Donner, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Rosa C. Figarola, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Michael J. Neimand, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


Where a defendant's conviction for second degree murder is enhanced due to the use of a firearm, the defendant cannot also be convicted for possession of that firearm in the commission of a felony where both charges arise from a single act. Smith v. State, 539 So.2d 601 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989); Henderson v. State, 526 So.2d 743 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).

The conviction for possession of a firearm in the course of committing a felony is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings.


Summaries of

Ambroa v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 8, 1989
547 So. 2d 294 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

Ambroa v. State

Case Details

Full title:AURELIO AMBROA, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Aug 8, 1989

Citations

547 So. 2d 294 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

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