Tate v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM..
Appellant, Cedric Tate, challenges his judgment and two consecutive mandatory minimum sentences for one count of second degree murder and one count of a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, arising from a single criminal episode. We affirm the conviction without comment, but reverse the sentences pursuant to *565Williams v. State, 186 So.3d 989 (Fla.2016).
At Appellant’s sentencing hearing the trial court imposed mandatory minimum sentences under the 10-20-Life statute, as required under then-controlling decisions. However, the Florida’Supreme Court in Williams held that…
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