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DiGrazia v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Nov 3, 1989
551 So. 2d 591 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

No. 88-00349.

November 3, 1989.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Polk County, J. Durrance, J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Deborah K. Brueckheimer, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


Mr. DiGrazia appeals his convictions for both sale and possession of cocaine. We affirm his convictions for sale of cocaine and also affirm certain conditions of probation challenged on appeal. We reverse his conviction for possession of cocaine.

The complaint affidavit filed in this case describes a single substance of cocaine for both charges. Mr. DiGrazia initially entered a plea agreement to plead guilty to both counts. Thereafter, the supreme court decided Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161 (Fla. 1987). At the sentencing hearing, defense counsel represented that only one quantity of drug was involved in the transaction and moved the trial court to dismiss one of the charges. The state did not attempt to prove that two quantities of cocaine were involved. Consequently, we must reverse his conviction for possession and remand this case for resentencing. Gordon v. State, 528 So.2d 910 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988), approved sub nom. State v. Smith, 547 So.2d 613 (Fla. 1989).

Affirmed in part, reversed and remanded in part.

SCHOONOVER, A.C.J., and THREADGILL, J., concur.


Summaries of

DiGrazia v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Nov 3, 1989
551 So. 2d 591 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

DiGrazia v. State

Case Details

Full title:GUY PHILLIP DiGRAZIA, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Nov 3, 1989

Citations

551 So. 2d 591 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

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