{"id":590,"date":"2019-02-27T11:17:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T16:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgsexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=590"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:28:44","slug":"court-vacates-enhanced-sentence-as-illegal-following-florida-aggravated-battery-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/court-vacates-enhanced-sentence-as-illegal-following-florida-aggravated-battery-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Vacates Enhanced Sentence as Illegal Following Florida Aggravated Battery Conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida sets forth sentencing guidelines that provide minimum sentences that must be imposed and allows for enhanced sentences if certain elements are met. The State bears the burden of proving that an enhanced sentence is appropriate, and an enhanced sentence imposed without justification may be vacated.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a Florida District Court of Appeal recently vacated a life sentence that was imposed following a conviction for aggravated battery with a firearm, on the grounds that the State failed to provide sufficient evidence that a sentencing enhancement was proper. If you are a St. Petersburg resident and are facing criminal charges, it is in your best interest to speak with an experienced St. Petersburg criminal defense attorney to assist you in fighting to retain your rights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Defendant\u2019s Conviction and Sentence <\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, the defendant was charged with attempted first-degree murder with a firearm and aggravated battery with a firearm. The jury found that the defendant had actual possession of a firearm and discharged the firearm, inflicting great bodily harm on his victims under both counts. The court subsequently sentenced the defendant to two concurrent life sentences under section <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/florida\/2016\/title-xlvi\/chapter-775\/section-775.087\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">775.087(2)<\/a>, often referred to as the 10-20-Life statute, due to the fact that he was a prison releasee reoffender. The defendant filed a motion to correct the life sentence imposed on him as to the battery count, on the grounds that the sentence was illegal. The trial court denied his motion, after which the defendant appealed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/court-vacates-enhanced-sentence-as-illegal-following-florida-aggravated-battery-conviction\/#more-590\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida sets forth sentencing guidelines that provide minimum sentences that must be imposed and allows for enhanced sentences if certain elements are met. The State bears the burden of proving that an enhanced sentence is appropriate, and an enhanced sentence imposed without justification may be vacated. 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