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Jones v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Nov 30, 1989
551 So. 2d 1221 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

Opinion

Nos. 88-956 88-957.

August 31, 1989. Rehearing Denied November 30, 1989.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Suwannee County; Thomas J. Kennon Jr. and John W. Peach, Judges.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender and Kathleen Stover, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Richard E. Doran, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


Appellant appeals two judgments and sentences which have been consolidated for this appeal. In each case below, from a single transaction, appellant was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, with intent to sell and sale of the same controlled substance, both in violation of section 893.13(1)(a), Florida Statutes. We agree with appellant's assertion that multiple punishments for the two crimes in each case violated double jeopardy principles. Therefore, on the authority of Wheeler v. State, 549 So.2d 687 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989), we reverse and remand to the trial court with instructions to vacate one of appellant's convictions in each case and to recalculate his sentence on the remaining conviction in each case.

WENTWORTH and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Jones v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Nov 30, 1989
551 So. 2d 1221 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)
Case details for

Jones v. State

Case Details

Full title:FREDDIE LEE JONES, JR., APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Nov 30, 1989

Citations

551 So. 2d 1221 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

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