Robert R. Miller, Petitioner v. State of Florida, Respondent.

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that consecutive mandatory minimum sentences for multiple firearm offenses arising from a single criminal episode with a single victim and no discharge of the firearm are impermissible, and therefore quashed the First District Court of Appeal’s decision and remanded for concurrent sentencing. The Court noted that the statutes permit, but do not require, consecutive sentences only when multiple victims or multiple injuries are present. Justice Lawson and Justice Polston filed dissenting opinions, disagreeing with the majority’s interpretation of the statutory language.