Adam Lloyd Shepard v. State of Florida

This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Shepard v. State , 227 So.3d 746 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017), which certified conflict with the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Gonzalez v. State , 197 So.3d 84 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016), on the issue of whether an automobile can be considered a "weapon" for purposes of enhancing a defendant's sentence to a higher degree under Florida's reclassification statute, section 775.087(1), Florida Statutes (2011). The First District's decision also expressly and directly conflicts with this Court's…