Case Name: Jesus BACA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-12-27
Citations: 554 So. 2d 27
Docket Number: No. 87-02739
Parties: Jesus BACA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PATTERSON and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 554
Pages: 27–28

Head Matter:
Jesus BACA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-02739.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Dec. 27, 1989.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Deborah K. Brueckheimer, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Stephen A. Baker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.
Jesus Baca, who agreed to plead nolo contendere to attempted murder in the first degree, robbery with a firearm, aggravated battery, and possession of a firearm during a felony, has appealed the sentence imposed. We find that the negotiated plea, entered into knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently, provides a valid basis for the guideline departure sentence of forty years. Smith v. State, 529 So.2d 1106 (Fla.1988).
Baca's contention, however, that he could not validly be sentenced for both robbery with a firearm and possession of a firearm during a felony does have merit. Hall v. State, 517 So.2d 678 (Fla.1988).
Accordingly, the concurrent fifteen year sentence imposed on Count IV, violation of section 790.07(2), Florida Statutes (1987), is vacated.
PATTERSON and ALTENBERND, JJ., concur.