Legal Opinion

Whittaker v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 2, 1999No. 98-02016Published

1Per curiam

James A. Whittaker appeals the final judgment and sentence entered after a jury found him guilty of grand theft of a firearm and simple trespass. We affirm the convictions; however, we reverse and remand for the trial court to correct the judgment and impose a new sentence.

Whittaker correctly argues that under Scott v. State, 718 So.2d 751, 751-52 (Fla. *11531998), it is improper to enhance the offense for use of a firearm when the felony convicted of was grand theft of a firearm. See also Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.702(d)(12). Whit-taker did not commit any other felonies after he took the victim’s…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

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