Hayes v. State

We have for review the Fourth District's decision inState v. Hayes, 720 So.2d 1095 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998), which certified conflict with the Second District's decision inState v. Perry, 716 So.2d 327 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998), and the First District's decision in State v. Holland,689 So.2d 1268 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997), concerning whether the drug trafficking statute applies to possession of hydrocodone in amounts under fifteen milligrams per dosage unit. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4). For the reasons that follow, we quash the decision under review.

According to the State's allegations, Kathyrn…