State v. Stenson

OVERTON, Justice.

The State of Florida petitions this Court to review Stenson v. State, 573 So.2d 1022 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1991), in which the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed Sten-son’s convictions and sentences for two counts of selling cocaine but vacated his convictions and sentences for two counts of possession of cocaine. The district court certified the following question as being of great public importance:

WHEN A DOUBLE JEOPARDY VIOLATION IS ALLEGED BASED ON THE CRIMES OF SALE AND POSSESSION (OR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SELL) OF THE SAME QUANTUM OF CONTRABAND AND THE CRIMES OCCURRED…