¶1Based on the respondent’s proper confession of error, we grant defendant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. Defendant’s conviction and sentence for count VIII, unlawful possession of a firearm while engaged in a criminal offense, is hereby reversed. Dixon v. Singletary, 724 So.2d 1192 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998), and cases cited therein. This cause is remanded with instructions to vacate the conviction and sentence only on this one count; the petition is denied in all other respects.
732 So. 2d 407
Whitehead v. Singletary
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 14, 1999
District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1999-04-14
Relies on Dixon v. Singletary
Decided 1999-04-14