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State v. Baker

Citations

  • 456 So. 2d 419

How courts have described this case

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  • use of firearm was not a lesser included offense of first-degree murder and defendant was properly convicted for both crimes
  • maximum sentence is no longer determined only by the degree of the crime
  • “‘Lesser included offense’ in regard to jury alternatives ... implements the nonconstitutional right of an accused to a instruction which gives the jury an opportunity to convict of an offense with less severe punishment than the crime charged.”

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Judges: McDonald

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