597 So. 2d 431 - Chapman v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
September 1993
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 457 So. 2d 1385 - State v. Overfelt · 483 So. 2d 117 - Alejo v. State · 434 So. 2d 945 - Overfelt v. State · 513 So. 2d 1298 - Luttrell v. State
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“The question of whether an accused actually possessed a firearm while committing a felony is a factual matter properly decided by the jury. Although a trial judge may make certain findings on matters not associated with the criminal episode when rendering a sentence, it is the jury's function to be the finder of fact with regard to matters concerning the criminal episode. To allow a judge to find that an accused actually possessed a firearm when committing a felony in order to apply the enhancement or mandatory sentencing provisions of section 775.087 would be an invasion of the jury's historical function and could lead to a miscarriage of justice in cases such as this where the defendant was charged with but not convicted of a crime involving a firearm.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Tripp v. State
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