Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida
If someone was sentences to a 5 year mandatory sentence and one of the two charges is a weapons charge (FEL/DELI W/GUN/CONC WPN/AMMO) but the gun in question was not found on the person when he was picked up can this be an error in sentencing?
Asked on 3/28/13, 11:57 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Natalie Hall
The Law Office of Natalie D. Hall, P.A.
Florida Law recognizes constructive possession. You can be charged with possession of a firearm not actually on your person if the firearm is in a place over which you have control, or in a place in which you have concealed it.
Natalie Hall, Esq
(407) 412-7035
Answered on 3/29/13, 9:39 am
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