Legal Opinion

Ankiel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 5, 1985No. 84-1869PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORFINGER, Judge.

Ankiel appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence for trafficking in more than 400 grams of cocaine, a controlled substance. § 893.135(l)(b)3, Fla.Stat. (1983). We affirm the conviction but reverse the sentence and remand for resen-tencing.

The information filed by the State charged that Ankiel did “knowingly possess ... in excess of over 400 grams of cocaine ...” Under section 893.135(1)(b)3, any person who, among other things, possesses 28 grams or more-of “cocaine ... or of any mixture containing cocaine ...” is guilty of a first degree felony, known as trafficking…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. SobelSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  2. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  3. Booker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  4. Jiminez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mitchell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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