Case Name: Dexter GUNN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-07-12
Citations: 546 So. 2d 115
Docket Number: No. 88-0350
Parties: Dexter GUNN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: LETTS, DELL and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 546
Pages: 115–116

Head Matter:
Dexter GUNN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 88-0350.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 12, 1989.
Rehearing Denied Aug. 9, 1989.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Anthony Calvello, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Celia A. Terenzio, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse appellant's conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony pursuant to Hall v. State, 517 So.2d 678 (Fla.1988), and Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161 (Fla. 1987). We reject the state's argument that chapter 88-131, section 7, Laws of Florida, which amended section 775.021(4), Florida Statutes, effective July 1, 1988, precludes application of Carawan and Hall to the instant case. While the statutory amendment does override Carawan, the amendment is not to be retroactively applied. State v. Smith, 547 So.2d 613 (Fla.1989).
REVERSED.
LETTS, DELL and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.