Legal Opinion

Drake v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 17, 1993No. 92-02095PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THREADGILL, Judge.

The appellant challenges his sentences for trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. He argues the trial court erred in imposing three-year minimum mandatory sentences on each offense to run consecutively. We agree and reverse.

The appellant pleaded guilty and received concurrent sentences of twenty-five years’ imprisonment each for trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. The trial court imposed a three-year minimum mandatory term on each sentence, pursuant to section 893.-135(l)(b)l.a., Florida Statutes (Supp.1990), with the minimum…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Peoples v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  2. Peoples v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  3. Hernandez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bedoya v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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