James v. State

Raymond L. James, Jr., entered pleas of nolo contendere to multiple offenses in the circuit court. He reserved the right to appeal the circuit court’s order that denied his motion to suppress a firearm. The order denying the motion was dispositive of only two of the crimes to which Mr. James pleaded nolo contendere: possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, section 790.23(1), Florida Statutes (2003) (count nine), and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, section 790.07(2) (count thirteen).

After a thorough review of the record, we conclude that the trial court properly…