Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1989

Hatten v. State

Hatten v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 5, 1989 · Lehan, Patterson, Ryder
542 So. 2d 1061; 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1118; 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 2386; 1989 WL 45355 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Hatten v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Jimmie Hatten was convicted of both sale and possession of cocaine as the result of a single drug transaction involving a single, undivided quantity of cocaine. Accordingly, the judgment and sentence for possession of cocaine should be set aside. Gordon v. State, 528 So.2d 910 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988); Blanca v. State, 532 So.2d 1327 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988). The judgment and sentence for sale of cocaine are affirmed.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded with instructions.

RYDER, A.C.J., and LEHAN and PATTERSON, JJ., concur.

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