Legal Opinion

Tate v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 28, 2016No. 1D15-2357PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ronald Williams v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Burns v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. Aaron Beal Wanless v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  3. Fleming v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017

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