January 19, 2022 - Good sentencing result

Mr. Kent was retained to represent a client, M. R., for sentencing purposes only, who had been convicted at trial of a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a prior felony conviction (and prior three year prison sentence) for aggravated assault. The state argued for a ten year prison sentence with a three year minimum mandatory. The charge carried a minimum mandatory sentence of three years. Mr. Kent argued for a three year minimum sentence. The court, Judge Jeb Branham, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, after hearing argument of counsel imposed a four year sentence subject to a three year minimum mandatory. The client was pleased with the outcome of the sentencing.