Legal Opinion

Cole v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 14, 1998No. 96-02405PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.

Jeffrey A. Cole challenges his conviction for attempted premeditated murder of a law enforcement officer. He asserts several sentencing errors. We affirm the conviction, but reverse for resentencing.

Cole was convicted of violation of section 784.07(3), Florida Statutes (1993), attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, a life felony with a twenty-five-year minimum mandatory term. § 775.0825, Fla. Stat. (1993). Because a life felony cannot be enhanced by use of the habitual violent felony offender statute, that portion of the judgment and sentence finding Cole to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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