Brandi Nicole Harris v. State of Florida

Appellant challenges her conviction and sentence for armed burglary of a dwelling, for which the trial court imposed a ten-year minimum mandatory sentence based on the jury’s finding that she was in actual possession of a firearm. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

The victim testified she came home and discovered someone had forcibly entered her home. A jewelry box containing approximately $50,000 worth of jewelry was missing from on top of a dresser in her bedroom, and guns were missing from her bedroom closet. Officers discovered appellant’s fingerprint on a drawer from the jewelry…