Case Name: Juan DE LA CRUZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-04-24
Citations: 560 So. 2d 328
Docket Number: No. 86-972
Parties: Juan DE LA CRUZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and BASKIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 560
Pages: 328–328

Head Matter:
Juan DE LA CRUZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 86-972.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 24, 1990.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Maria Brea Lipinski, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and BASKIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We find the conviction for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, § 790.07, Florida Statutes (1985), to be erroneous because the elements of that crime duplicate certain elements of the crime of second-degree murder with a firearm, § 782.04, Florida Statutes (1985), of which the defendant was also convicted. Hall v. State, 517 So.2d 678 (Fla.1988); Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161 (Fla.1987). Accordingly, the defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony must be vacated. However, the second-degree murder conviction and sentence are affirmed.