Efraimson v. State

Appellant, Andrew George Efraimson, appeals the summary denial of his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Efraimson alleges that his forty-year sentence for attempted *190first degree felony murder is illegal.1 Efraimson argues that reclassification of his offense from a first degree felony to a life felony was not permitted as outlined by the supreme court in Traylor v. State, 785 So.2d 1179 (Fla.2000).

In Traylor, the supreme court held that enhancement for use of a firearm is improper on a conviction for attempted first degree felony murder where an essential…