Legal Opinion

Powell v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 25, 1998No. 95-05205PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THREADGILL, Acting Chief Judge.

The appellant, Derrick Powell, challenges his judgments and sentences for first-degree felony murder, armed robbery, and armed burglary. He has presented six issues for review; however, we find merit only in his claim of various sentencing errors. We, therefore, affirm Powell’s convictions, but strike and/or vacate portions of his sentences.

Powell contends that, contrary to the jury verdict which found him guilty of both robbery while armed and burglary while armed, the written judgment inaccurately reflects that he was found guilty of robbery with a firearm and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. MancinoSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  2. State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  3. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Dailey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. Critton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Garrett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Miranda v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  3. Derrick Antoine Powell v. Secretary, DOCCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005

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