Legal Opinion
State v. Upshaw
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 28, 1985No. 83-1614PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NESBITT, Judge.
The state appeals the sentencing of the defendant as a youthful offender. We affirm.
The defendant was fifteen years of age when the criminal incident occurred in October 1982. He was indicted for and found guilty by a jury of armed robbery with a firearm, a first degree felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life imprisonment. § 812.-13(2)(a), Fla.Stat. (1981). The trial court adjudicated the defendant guilty of armed *923robbery1 and sentenced him pursuant to the Youthful Offender Act. See ch. 958, Fla.Stat. (1981).
The state contends that the trial…
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