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537 So. 2d 1131

Docket No. 88-7.

Harper v. State

William Carl HARPER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 7, 1989.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1989-02-07

Cited by 10 later decisions — most recently April 1993

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Decided 1989-02-07

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¶1*1132 Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

¶2Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Bradley R. Bischoff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

¶3BARFIELD, Judge.

¶4William Harper appeals his convictions and sentences for first-degree murder, attempted second degree murder, possession of cocaine and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. We affirm the trial court's denial of Harper's motions for mistrial. We also affirm his convictions for both first-degree murder[1] and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony.[2] We find clear legislative intent in the statutes that multiple punishments for both crimes are permissible. The first-degree murder statute neither requires use of a firearm as an element, nor can it be enhanced under § 775.087, Florida Statutes (1987). Finally, the record is unclear as to whether Harper should be credited for time served. Therefore, we remand solely for that determination.

¶5Accordingly, we AFFIRM in part and REVERSE and REMAND in part.

¶6SHIVERS and ZEHMER, JJ., concur.

NOTES

¶7[1] Section 782.04(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1987).

¶8[2] Section 790.07(2), Florida Statutes (1987).

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