Leonard v. State

We affirm the judgment of conviction adjudicating Appellant Lawrence Leonard guilty of armed robbery with a firearm and armed burglary with assault and battery. We affirm that part of appellant’s sentence imposing concurrent nine-year terms of imprisonment, but reverse the imposition of a three-year mandatory minimum prison term for possession of a firearm during commission of the armed robbery. The absence of a jury finding that appellant had a firearm in his actual possession while participating with others in the armed robbery offense precludes imposition of the mandatory minimum penalty.…