Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1989

Ned v. State

Ned v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 6, 1989 · Miner, Nimmons, Smith
550 So. 2d 495; 1989 WL 117145 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Ned v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Williams appeals from judgment and sentence following his conviction of the sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to sell, contending that punishment for both crimes, arising out of a single transaction involving the same controlled substance, violated double jeopardy principles. Although arguments made by appellant in support of his position were recently rejected by this court in Wheeler v. State, 549 *496So.2d 687 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989), the rationale expressed in that opinion and the result reached nevertheless require reversal and resentencing herein. See also, Jones v. State, 551 So.2d 1221 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989). Further, the state’s argument that section 775.021(4) should be applied retroactively so as to govern this case was rejected by the Florida Supreme Court in State v. Smith, 547 So.2d 613 (Fla. 1989).

Accordingly, we REVERSE and REMAND with instructions to vacate one or the other of Williams’ convictions and for resentencing.

SMITH, NIMMONS and MINER, JJ., concur.

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