Case Name: Albert THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-05-15
Citations: 561 So. 2d 426
Docket Number: No. 88-1494
Parties: Albert THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before FERGUSON, LEVY and GERSTEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 561
Pages: 426–426

Head Matter:
Albert THOMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-1494.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
May 15, 1990.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Leslie C. Elrod, Special Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joan L. Greenberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before FERGUSON, LEVY and GERSTEN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Albert Thomas, appeals his convictions and sentences for first degree murder, armed robbery, attempted first degree murder, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
The State conceded that appellant's conviction of unlawful possession of a firearm must be vacated because it is duplicitous of appellant's other convictions. See Hall v. State, 517 So.2d 678 (Fla.1988); Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161 (Fla.1987); Mozqueda v. State, 541 So.2d 777 (Fla.3d DCA 1989). The State also conceded that appellant was improperly sentenced outside the sentencing guidelines without entering written reasons for the departure. See Pope v. State, 561 So.2d 554 (Fla.1990); Shull v. Dugger, 515 So.2d 748 (Fla.1987).
Finding no merit in appellant's other contentions, we reverse and remand to vacate appellant's conviction for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and to resentence appellant within the sentencing guideline. We affirm appellant's other convictions in all respects.
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.