Orange County

Gabriel was convicted of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm of a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, attempted robbery with a firearm, and aggravated assault with a firearm. This dispute arises over the calculations used to determine the lowest possible sentence as defined by Florida Law, specifically whether the lowest possible sentence is an individual minimum sentence that must be applied to each offense or a collective minimum sentence that should be imposed only if it exceeds the sum of the statutory maximum sentences. The Fifth District Court of Appeal agreed with Gabriel that the lowest possible sentence is a collective minimum, certified conflict with another appellate court decision, and also certified a question of great public importance for this Court to review.