GOLDEN v. STATE (2026)

Affirmed. See Turner v. State, 301 So. 3d 1017, 1019–20 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019) (holding that second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder verdicts were factually, but not legally, inconsistent with a finding of no actual firearm possession, although the only evidence supporting guilt was the defendant's possession and discharge of a firearm; inconsistent jury verdicts are permitted in Florida “because jury verdicts can be the result of lenity and therefore do not always speak to the guilt or innocence of the defendant”); State v. Carswell, 914 So. 2d 9, 11–12 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (holding that a negative firearm finding did not negate the elements of aggravated battery based on great bodily harm and could reflect a lawful jury pardon); cf. Bott v. State, 307 So. 3d 26, 29–30 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020) (reversing aggravated assault and aggravated battery convictions where negative firearm findings negated the required deadly-weapon element because the charging document, evidence, and instructions proceeded solely on a firearm theory).

Per Curiam.

Forst, Shepherd and Shaw, JJ., concur.