Legal Opinion

Walton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 12, 2013No. 1D10-6776PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMarstiller, J.

Leronnie Lee Walton (“Appellant”) appeals his convictions and sentences for two counts of attempted murder of a police officer and two counts of attempted armed robbery. We affirm the convictions without discussion.

However, Appellant raises two sentencing issues that do require discussion. The first is whether the trial court correctly imposed consecutive mandatory minimum sentences under section 775.087, Florida Statutes, the 10-20-Life statute, when Ap*524pellant’s crimes were all committed during a single episode. As explicated below, we affirm the sentencing scheme, concluding that section…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. State v. ChristianSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  4. State v. SousaSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  5. Irizarry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. Leronnie Lee Walton v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
  2. Daniel Scott Palmer v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. Hester v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  4. Morgan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  5. Daniels v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

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