Legal Opinion

St. Clair v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 8, 1991No. 88-00930PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Judge.

Albert St. Clair appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine and delivery of cocaine. We vacate St. Clair’s conviction for possession of cocaine because there was no proof at trial that St. Clair ever possessed cocaine. We affirm St. Clair’s conviction for delivery of cocaine.

The issue which we must resolve in this appeal is the following:

Can a defendant, in a multiple person sale or delivery of an illegal drug, be convicted of sale or delivery without being convicted of possession of that drug *244or any drug remaining in the possession of the person who actually sold or…

2Cases cited9 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. Daudt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  5. State v. DaophinSupreme Court of Florida · 1988

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  2. State v. WallsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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