Simms v. State

Full title: LARRY A. SIMMS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Dec 12, 1997

702 So. 2d 298 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Opinion

Case No. 96-3424

Opinion filed December 12, 1997.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. John Kuder, Judge.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Glen P. Gifford, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Edward C. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm the conviction for possession of cannabis with intent to sell, in violation of section 893.13(1)(a), Florida Statutes. We reverse the conviction for simple possession of cannabis under Paccione v. State, 698 So.2d 252 (Fla. 1997) and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

MINER, ALLEN and PADOVANO, JJ., CONCUR.