Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2017

McKinney v. State

McKinney v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided September 20, 2017 · Emas, Lagoa, Scales
229 So. 3d 414 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

McKinney v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Minor v. State, 707 So.2d 1184, 1184 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998) (finding that the defendant’s conviction for the lesser included offense of manslaughter with a firearm was subject to reclassification as a first-degree felony under section 775.087(1) of the Florida Statutes where a firearm was used “[bjecause the use of a weapon or firearm is not an element of the offense of manslaughter”); see also Roberts v. State, 923 So.2d 578, 581 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006) (“[I]t is clear that there is no double jeopardy prohibition against applying a habitual offender enhancement to a felony already reclassified under section 775.087(1).”).

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