Case Name: Aurelio AMBROA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-08-08
Citations: 547 So. 2d 294
Docket Number: No. 87-2397
Parties: Aurelio AMBROA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 547
Pages: 294–294

Head Matter:
Aurelio AMBROA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-2397.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Aug. 8, 1989.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Rosa C. Figarola, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Michael J. Neimand, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Where a defendant's conviction for second degree murder is enhanced due to the use of a firearm, the defendant cannot also be convicted for possession of that firearm in the commission of a felony where both charges arise from a single act. Smith v. State, 539 So.2d 601 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989); Henderson v. State, 526 So.2d 743 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).
The conviction for possession of a firearm in the course of committing a felony is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings.