This is a statutory construction case. It involves Section 775.087(1), Florida Statutes (1981), which, under specified circumstances, allows for reclassification of a charged felony. The precise issue is whether the defendant, convicted of a lesser included felony offense, was "charged with" the lesser included offense, thus permitting reclassification of the lesser included felony under the statute. We answer...
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