Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 9, 2013No. 2D12-3202PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VILLANTI, Judge.

David Gregory Raynard Bell seeks review of his convictions and sentences for one count of felon in possession of a firearm and one count of felon in possession of ammunition, contending that the dual convictions violate double jeopardy. Applying the “a/any test” for statutory construction set forth in Grappin v. State, 450 So.2d 480 (Fla.1984), and State v. Watts, 462 So.2d 818 (Fla.1985), to the statutory language at issue, we agree that both convictions cannot stand.

Bell was stopped for a traffic violation, and during that stop an officer determined that Bell was driving in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. John Preston Rosenbarger, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  2. United States v. Edwin Kinsley, United States of America v. Michael GuerraCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. Grappin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  4. FLORIDA PAROLE AND PROBATION COM'N v. PaigeSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  5. Gisi v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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