GERALD JAMES CARTER, v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA GERALD JAMES CARTER, Appellant, v. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED CASE NO. 1D12-362 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed March 6, 2013. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Bradford County. James T. Browning, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Danielle Jorden, Assistant Public Defender, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Angela R. Hensel, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Gerald James Carter, Appellant, challenges his convictions for attempted second-degree murder, shooting into an occupied building, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Pursuant to the Florida Supreme Court s holding in Williams v. State, 38 Fla. L. Weekly S99, S100 (Fla. Feb. 14, 2013), we reverse the conviction for attempted second-degree murder and remand for a new trial on that count. Finding no fundamental error under the second issue Appellant raises, we affirm Appellant s convictions for shooting into an occupied dwelling and possessing a firearm. REVERSED in part; AFFIRMED in part; REMANDED. PADOVANO, ROWE, and RAY, JJ., CONCUR. 2

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