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Awad v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 15, 1978
364 So. 2d 516 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

No. 77-486.

November 15, 1978.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Orange County, Maurice M. Paul, J.

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

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Glenn H. Mitchell, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The appellant was convicted on two counts of unlawful delivery of two controlled substances, hashish and pethidine, in violation of Section 893.13(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1977). The trial court imposed a general sentence of two and one-half years. Under Dorfman v. State, 351 So.2d 954 (Fla. 1977), this was error. Separate sentences for each offense must be imposed. Accordingly, this cause is reversed for resentencing at which the appellant need not be present unless required by the trial court.

ANSTEAD, LETTS and MOORE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Awad v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Nov 15, 1978
364 So. 2d 516 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Awad v. State

Case Details

Full title:SIEFFE JOE AWAD, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Nov 15, 1978

Citations

364 So. 2d 516 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

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