Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2010

Lackey v. State

Lackey v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 9, 2010 · Farmer, Hazouri, Damoorgian
31 So. 3d 958; 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 4703; 2010 WL 1407998 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Lackey v. State

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Patrick Jon Lackey was sentenced for both possession of more than twenty grams of cannabis and possession with intent to sell or deliver based on the same cannabis. The State concedes, and we agree, that sentencing for both offenses violated Lackey’s double jeopardy rights. Pettway v. State, 956 So.2d 541, 541 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007); Sims v. State, 793 So.2d 1153 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). A person “may not be convicted twice for possession of the same cannabis.” Pettway, 956 So.2d at 541.

We reverse and remand with directions to strike Lackey’s conviction and sentence for the lesser included offense of possession of more than twenty grams of cannabis.

FARMER, HAZOURI and DAMOORGIAN, JJ., concur.

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