Figueroa-Montalvo v. State

Bill Matthew Figueroa-Montalvo was convicted following a jury trial of burglary of a conveyance with an assault or battery, 1 which was reclassified to a life felony pursuant to section 775.087(1), Florida Statutes (2007), based upon the jury’s finding that Figueroa-Montalvo used a firearm to commit the felony. The jury also found that Figueroa-Montalvo actually possessed a firearm during the commission of the offense, which requires imposition of a minimum mandatory sentence pursuant to section 775.087(2)(a)l., Florida Statutes (2007). That subsection requires imposition of a ten-year…