AKINS v. STATE

No. 77-2489.

366 So.2d 1262 (1979)

Emma Jean AKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 7, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, and William H. Larkins, Legal Intern, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John D. Cecilian; Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence for manslaughter. The appellant claims that the proof of identity of the victim was insufficient and that the imposition of a mandatory three year minimum sentence under Section 775.087, Florida Statutes (1975) was error. We find the evidence sufficient as to the identity of the victim. However, Section 775.087, prescribing a mandatory minimum sentence of three years for certain offenses when a firearm is...

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