Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 30, 1989No. 88-2054PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANIEL, Chief Judge.

Defendant Daniel Hamilton appeals from the judgments and sentences *1187imposed by the trial court after a jury found him guilty of committing the offenses of possession of cocaine1 and sale or delivery of cocaine.2 Hamilton contends that the trial court violated the prohibition against double jeopardy by imposing judgment and sentence on both convictions because the convictions were predicated upon a single criminal act, the sale of one rock of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer. We agree. See Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161 (Fla.1987).3 See also Davis v. State, 550…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Carawan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  3. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Roberts v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  2. State v. PhillipsCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1990

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