Legal Opinion

Orillien v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 12, 1990No. 87-00891Published

1Per curiam

In this appeal, appellee, State of Florida, concedes that appellant, Mirassaint Oril-lien, was improperly convicted for both trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to sell where both charges arose from a single act of possession. Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161 (Fla.1987). We, therefore, affirm the conviction and sentence for trafficking in cocaine and reverse the conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine with intent to sell and remand with instructions that the conviction and sentence for the possession charge be vacated.

The state likewise concedes that it was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Carawan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  2. Houston v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

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