Case Name: Derek Leon WALTERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2017-10-31
Citations: 229 So. 3d 444
Docket Number: CASE NO. 1D17-3209
Parties: Derek Leon WALTERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: LEWIS, KELSEY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ„ CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 229
Pages: 444–445

Head Matter:
Derek Leon WALTERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
CASE NO. 1D17-3209
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Opinion filed October 31, 2017
Derek Leon: Walters, pro se, Appellant.
Pamela Jo:Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
Appellant filed a rulé1 3.800(a) motion raising' several arguments challenging the legality of his sentences fdr possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and aggravated assault with possession and discharge of á firearm. We affirm the trial court's conclusion that the sentences are legal, but write to note that the twenty-year sentence for the aggravated assault is legal because of the minimum-mandatory sentence provision of section 775,087(2)(a)2., Florida Statutes (2010). The offense is not subject to reclassification pursuant to section 775.087(1) because a firearm is an essential element of aggravated assault. See § 784.021(1)(a). See Patterson v. State, 693 So.2d 74 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).
AFFIRMED.
LEWIS, KELSEY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ" CONCUR.