Battle v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
WHATLEY, Judge.
In a motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), Robert Battle, Jr., challenged the enhancement of his *312sentence to life for attempted felony murder with a firearm pursuant to section 775.087(2)(a)(3), Florida Statutes (1999). Battle argued that the State’s information insufficiently alleged that he possessed and discharged a firearm, thereby causing death or great bodily harm to another person. As a result, Battle contended, the information failed to put him on notice that he could receive an enhanced sentence under section…
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