Ahmad Gary Sheaffers v. State of Florida

Appellant was convicted of one count of shooting at, into or within a building; one count of shooting or discharging a firearm from a vehicle; and two counts of aggravated assault by threat with firearm. As to the aggravated assaults, the jury found beyond a reasonable doubt that Appellant actually fired shots at both victims. At the time Appellant was sentenced, prevailing case law required the trial court to impose consecutively the two 20-year mandatory minimums for the aggravated assaults.

Appellant does not challenge his convictions on appeal, but instead raises the issue of whether the…