Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2017

Chambers v. State

Chambers v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 1, 2017 · Ray, Rowe, Thomas
220 So. 3d 1243; 2017 WL 2373319; 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 7935 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Chambers v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Joseph Patrick Chambers challenges his convictions and sentences for four counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of shooting or throwing deadly missiles. As the State properly concedes, we must reverse the sentences for attempted second-degree murder because the trial court believed, based on our prior precedent, that it was required to impose the mandatory minimum sentence of twenty years for each of the attempted second-degree murder convictions consecutively pursuant to section 775.087(2)(d), Florida Statutes (the 10-20-Life.statute). The supreme court .has since held in Williams v. State, 186 So.3d 989 (Fla. 2016), that consecutive mandatory minimum terms under the 10-20-Life statute are permissible, but not mandatory. Accordingly, we remand for reconsideration of the sentences in light of Williams. In all other respects, we affirm.

AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED.

ROWE, RAY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.

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