Jimenez v. State

The defendant was convicted of two counts each of possession and sale of cocaine. As the state concedes, a defendant may not be convicted and sentenced for both the sale and possession of the same contraband. Chapman v. State, 544 So.2d 285 (Fla. 2d DCA), review denied, 551 So.2d 462 (Fla.1989); Blanca v. State, 532 So.2d 1327 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); see State v. Smith, 547 So.2d 613 (Fla.1989). Accordingly, the convictions and sentences for the two counts of possession of cocaine must be reversed.

Additionally, the defendant claims he is entitled to a new trial because defense counsel was…