Ned v. State

Williams appeals from judgment and sentence following his conviction of the sale of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to sell, contending that punishment for both crimes, arising out of a single transaction involving the same controlled substance, violated double jeopardy principles. Although arguments made by appellant in support of his position were recently rejected by this court in Wheeler v. State, 549 *496So.2d 687 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989), the rationale expressed in that opinion and the result reached nevertheless require reversal and resentencing herein. See also, Jones v. State,…