Strain v. State

The defendant argues that the trial court erred in convicting him for both possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. He relies on our opinion in Boyd v. State, 17 So.3d 812 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). In Boyd, we held that the double jeopardy clause precludes convicting a felon for both possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition when the possessions occur at the same time. Id. at 818 (interpreting section 790.23, Florida Statutes (2005)). The state, on the other hand, relying on Nicholson v. State, 757 So.2d 1227 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000),…