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Williams v. State

Citations

  • 517 So. 2d 681
  • 1988 WL 1508

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  • defendant who entered a dwelling unarmed, but who obtained a weapon in the course of the taking objects from the home, held guilty of armed robbery
  • purpose of mandatory minimum sentence is \to discourage the possession of a firearm at any time during the course of a criminal endeavor;\ sentence properly imposed where the defendant possessed firearms stolen during the course of a burglary
  • purpose of mandatory minimum sentence is “to discourage the possession of a firearm at any time during the course of a criminal endeavor”; sentence properly imposed where the defendant possessed firearms stolen during the course of a burglary

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Judges: Barkett

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