Case Name: James Louis PADGETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-12-26
Citations: 554 So. 2d 623
Docket Number: No. 88-1650
Parties: James Louis PADGETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and JORGENSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 554
Pages: 623–623

Head Matter:
James Louis PADGETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-1650.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 26, 1989.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Burke, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Julie S. Thornton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and JORGENSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant was convicted of second degree murder with a firearm, two counts of attempted second degree murder with a firearm and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm while engaged in a criminal offense. We affirm all but the latter conviction, and find it to be error under Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161 (Fla.1987) and Smith v. State, 539 So.2d 601 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989). The other points raised by the appellant as error we find not to be meritorious under Section 924.33, Florida Statutes (1987). Wherefore the conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm while engaged in a criminal offense are hereby stricken from the judgment and sentence. The adjudication and sentences under review in all other respects be and they are hereby affirmed.