Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 22, 1989No. 88-02827PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Judge.

Peter Garcia appeals from his judgment and sentence for sale and possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana.

The appellant was charged by information with one count of sale of cocaine, two counts of possession of cocaine and one count of possession of marijuana. Counts I and II, sale and possession of cocaine, arose from the sale of the same cocaine. The appellant argues that convictions for both sale and possession of cocaine for the same cocaine violate the principles of Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161 (Fla.1987). We agree. See Emmons v. State, 546 So.2d 69 (Fla. 2d DCA…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Carawan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  3. Gordon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  4. State v. BartonSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ford v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. Owens v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Hernando County)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2025

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