Legal Opinion

Jelks v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 20, 1989No. 88-1183PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from convictions for sale and possession of illegal drugs. Because it was the same drugs which were both sold and possessed it is appellant’s contention that his constitutional double jeopardy rights are violated by convicting him of two crimes for one act.

State v. Smith, 547 So.2d 613 (Fla.1989) answers the question in this case. That case holds that Carawan v. State, 515 So.2d 161 (Fla.1987) and Gordon v. State, 528 So.2d 910 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988) apply to this case because the crime occurred before the effective date of Chapter 88-131, Laws of Florida. Gordon…

2Cases cited4 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

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Porterfield v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  2. McKinney v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

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