Case Name: Gary GAITHER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-07-29
Citations: 436 So. 2d 289
Docket Number: No. 82-2229
Parties: Gary GAITHER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: HOBSON and RYDER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 436
Pages: 289–290

Head Matter:
Gary GAITHER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 82-2229.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
July 29, 1983.
Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
OTT, Chief Judge.
Count 3 of a five-count information alleged that appellant carried a concealed .25 caliber automatic pistol. Count 5 alleged that while committing a felony appellant carried a concealed firearm, and the information described the same firearm as that described in count 3. Appellant was convicted and sentenced for both crimes.
Because the charging language requires proof of each and every element of count 3 for conviction under count 5, count 3 is a "category 2" lesser-included offense within count 5. See Fla.Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) Schedule of Lesser Included Offenses, p. 261-62. Principles of double jeopardy preclude convictions and sentences for both offenses. Bell v. State, 437 So.2d 1057 (Fla.1983).
Accordingly, appellant's conviction and sentence for carrying a concealed weapon are REVERSED.
HOBSON and RYDER, JJ., concur.