Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 29, 2017No. Case No. 5D16–1427Published

1Per curiam

Vanderren Robinson was convicted, after a jury trial, of two counts of armed robbery. On appeal, he challenges the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence on each count. The State properly concedes that the trial court erred in imposing a mandatory minimum sentence on Count II because the information did not sufficiently allege that Robinson possessed a firearm during the commission of the offense. See § 775.087(2), Fla. Stat. (2015) ; Young v. State , 86 So.3d 541, 543 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012) ("[I]n order for a court to enhance a defendant's sentence based on section 775.087(2), the grounds…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  2. Young v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

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