Walker v. State, 474 So. 2d 319

FERGUSON, Judge.

We reversed in part and remanded this case for an evidentiary hearing on petitioner’s motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Walker v. State, 432 So.2d 727 (Fla.3d DCA 1983). In this appeal from the denial of his 3.850 motion, petitioner challenges the imposition of four consecutive mandatory minimum sentences arising out of a single criminal episode.

Having considered the record we hold in accordance with now settled law that the “stacking” of four mandatory minimum three-year sentences is precluded where two or more firearm-related offenses are committed at the same time and place. Palmer v. State, 438 So.2d 1 (Fla.1983). A sentence which exceeds that provided for by law constitutes fundamental error which may be corrected by an appellate court even if no objection was entered in the trial court. See Noble v. State, 353 So.2d 819, 820 n.4 (Fla.1977); Whitehead v. State, 446 So.2d 194 (Fla.4th DCA 1984), rev. denied, 462 So.2d 1108 (Fla.1985); Gonzalez v. State, 392 So.2d 334 (Fla.3d DCA 1981).

Reversed and remanded with instructions to correct the three-year mandatory sentences so that they are concurrent.

Case Details

Case Name: Walker v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Jul 23, 1985

Citations: 474 So. 2d 319; 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1789; 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 14429; No. 83-2375

Docket Number: No. 83-2375

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.