Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1990

White v. State

White v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 12, 1990 · Campbell, Ryder, Schoonover
571 So. 2d 498; 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 7847; 1990 WL 152195 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

White v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We affirm appellant’s convictions and sentences for two counts of sale of cocaine. We vacate the convictions and sentences for two counts of possession of cocaine on the authority of V.A.A. v. State, 561 So.2d 314 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). As in V.A.A., we certify to the Florida Supreme Court the following question of great public importance:

WHEN A DOUBLE JEOPARDY VIOLATION IS ALLEGED BASED ON THE CRIMES OF SALE AND POSSESSION (OR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SELL) OF THE SAME QUANTUM OF CONTRABAND AND THE CRIMES OCCURRED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SECTION 775.021, FLORIDA STATUTES (1988 SUPP.), IS IT IMPROPER TO CONVICT AND SENTENCE FOR BOTH CRIMES?
SCHOONOVER, C.J., and RYDER and CAMPBELL, JJ., concur.

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