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Seward v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Sep 8, 2006
937 So. 2d 767 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

Summary

holding that convictions for sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver did not violate prohibition against double jeopardy

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Opinion

No. 5D06-2359.

September 8, 2006.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Lake County, G. Richard Singletary, J.

Tommie M. Seward, East Palatka, pro se.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Pamela J. Roller, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


Tommie M. Seward seeks relief pursuant to rule 3.800(a), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, arguing that his convictions of sale of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver, sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine violate the principles of double jeopardy. The trial court denied relief. We do so as well.

Mr. Seward's motion for post-conviction relief constitutes an attack on his judgments of conviction, not an attack on his sentences. Moreover, he raises factual issues that are not determinable on the face of the judgment. His argument, therefore, is not cognizable in a rule 3.800(a) proceeding. See Smith v. State, 886 So.2d 336 (Fla. 5th DCA), cause dismissed, 902 So.2d 792 (Fla. 2004).

Finally, as to the convictions for sale of cocaine and possession or possession with intent to sell or deliver, we have previously held on the basis of State v. McCloud, 577 So.2d 939 (Fla. 1991), that double jeopardy is not offended by convictions for both. See McMullen v. State, 876 So.2d 589 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).

Accordingly, we affirm.

AFFIRMED.

SAWAYA and LAWSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Seward v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Sep 8, 2006
937 So. 2d 767 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

holding that convictions for sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver did not violate prohibition against double jeopardy

Summary of this case from Brooks v. Sec'y

holding that double jeopardy challenge to sentences imposed for sale and possession of cocaine was not cognizable in 3.800 motion as it was a challenge to convictions, and required an evidentiary hearing to determine factual matters

Summary of this case from George v. State

finding that a double jeopardy argument constituted an attack on the appellant's judgments of conviction and was therefore not cognizable in a Rule 3.800 motion

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Case details for

Seward v. State

Case Details

Full title:Tommie M. SEWARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Sep 8, 2006

Citations

937 So. 2d 767 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

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