Mendoza v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• double jeopardy rights of defendant were violated where use of firearm was basis for enhancing attempted first-degree murder conviction from first-degree felony to life felony and defendant was then independently convicted for possession of firearm during commission of felony
• “[W]hen a defendant is convicted of a felony in which the conviction is enhanced due to use of a firearm, the double jeopardy clause bars both a conviction and sentence for the crime of possession of a firearm during the 9 commission of a felony.”

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Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Gross v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-05-09· cited 3×
• Mendoza v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-08-09· cited 2×
• Feliciano v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-11-19
• JOSE ESTACHE v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2022-07-13

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Blanco v. Wainwright
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1987-05-07· cited 141×
• Cleveland v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1991-10-17· cited 103×
• Grant v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1980-11-13· cited 97×
• Rios v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1999-04-14· cited 12×
• Smith v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1998-11-04· cited 11×
• Glas v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1976-03-17· cited 10×
• Allen v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1994-10-05· cited 7×
• Cruz v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1992-02-04· cited 2×