Legal Opinion

Odom v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 9, 1998No. 98-500Published

1Opinion of the Court

W. SHARP, Judge.

Odom appeals his judgment and sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.1 He pled no contest to that sentence only, but objected to the scoring of additional points for possession of a firearm, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.702(d)(12).

The Florida Supreme Court has ruled (since the sentencing in this case occurred) that additional points should not be added to a defendant’s score pursuant to rule 3.702(d) for possession of a firearm if the only crime for which the defendant is being sentenced requires as an essential element the possession or…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. White v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  2. Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  3. Vela v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

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