Legal Opinion

Henry v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 7, 1986No. 85-1905PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, Judge.

Henry appeals from his convictions for possession of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a state correctional institution,1 and possession of a controlled substance.2 He received concurrent sentences for these offenses of eleven and five years.3 He argues that under the facts of *486this case he may not be convicted of both charges of possession on double jeopardy grounds. We agree.

The record establishes that Henry was a passenger on a tractor on the grounds of the Marion Correctional Institution. The driver of the tractor was another inmate who had been assigned clean-up…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. State v. HegstromSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. State v. PinderSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  4. State v. BakerSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  5. Rotenberry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. Blankenship v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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