Lee v. State

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Lee v. State, 530 So. 2d 349 (1988)
13 Fla. L. Weekly 1743; 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 3177; 1988 WL 74799
Parker, Scheb, Schoonover

Lee v. State

Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Judge.

Lee appeals from his separate convictions and sentences for possession of cocaine with intent to sell and sale of cocaine, both of which are violations of section 893.-13(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1985). Lee challenges the convictions and sentences, alleging that the crimes arose from a single act, and therefore the multiple punishments imposed violated Lee’s double jeopardy protection. In our recent decision in Gordon v. State, 528 So.2d 910 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988), this court ruled upon the same contention posed by Lee and determined that the offenses of possession with intent to sell and sale of cocaine resulting from a single act are the same offense for double jeopardy purposes. As a consequence, both offenses can be punished but once. Id.

We, therefore, follow Gordon and remand the case to the trial court with directions to vacate one of Lee’s convictions and sentences, and for a refactoring of Lee’s guidelines scoresheet in conformity with this opinion.

Affirmed in part; vacated in part, and remanded with instructions.

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

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Full Case Name
Acy Reynold LEE v. STATE of Florida
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published