Charlemagne v. State

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA

EMAS, J.

Linaker Charlemagne was convicted of one count of first-degree murder with a firearm (discharging a firearm resulting in death) and one count of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm (discharging a firearm resulting in great bodily harm). The trial court imposed concurrent sentences of life imprisonment. Pursuant to section 775.087(2)(a)3, Florida Statutes (2009) (the 10-20-Life statute), each of the life sentences carried a mandatory minimum sentence of twenty-five years in prison. The trial court ordered that the twenty-five year…