Morgan v. State

This is an appeal by Javarus Morgan from the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Morgan asserts that section 775.087(2)(d), commonly known as Florida’s “10-20-Life” Statute, does not authorize consecutive minimum mandatory sentences for multiple qualifying crimes committed during the same criminal episode when the defendant possesses but does not discharge a firearm. We hold, as did the First District Court of Appeal in Walton v. State, 106 So.3d 522, 528 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013) (en banc), belated discretionary rev’ granted,…