Legal Opinion

Scarpillo v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 13, 1991No. 88-1236PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HERSEY, Chief Judge.

In this appeal from a conviction of unlawful purchase of cocaine within 1000 feet of a school, a conviction of unlawful possession of the same cocaine, and sentences rendered for those convictions, appellant raises three issues. The first two, the constitutionality of the statute and appellant’s due process argument, have been put to rest by Burch v. State, 558 So.2d 1 (Fla.1990). The remaining issue is stated thusly by appellant:

Whether the trial court erred in Entering Judgment and Sentence for both purchasing cocaine and possession of cocaine where each offense was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Carawan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Burch v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  4. State v. GlennSupreme Court of Florida · 1990

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Foster v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  2. Collins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Collins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  4. Babun v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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