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State v. Christian

Citations

  • 692 So. 2d 889
  • 1997 WL 211582

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  • holding that for offenses arising from a single episode, consecutive mandatory minimum sentences are permissible where the violations of the mandatory minimum statutes cause injury to multiple victims, or multiple injuries to one victim
  • “The stacking of firearm mandatory minimum terms thus is ... impermissible where the defendant does not fire the weapon.”
  • “The stacking of firearm mandatory minimum terms thus is permissible where the defendant shoots at multiple victims, and impermissible where the defendant does not fire the weapon.” (footnote omitted)
  • \The injury may consist of the heightened danger caused by a fired weapon.\

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Judges: Shaw

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