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WATSON v. STATE

No. 82-754.

437 So.2d 702 (1983)

James E. WATSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 5, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Marcy Karr Allen, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stewart J. Bellus and Debra Mann, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

ANSTEAD, Judge.

James E. Watson appeals from his conviction of robbery with a firearm and the sentence imposed. Watson contends that the trial court erred in admitting a tape recording of his confession at trial; in determining that the evidence was sufficient to sustain a finding that he possessed a firearm; and in retaining jurisdiction over a third of his 99-year sentence.

Watson was apprehended after fleeing...

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