Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Susan DIAL and Virginia Sidelinger, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-04-07
Citations: 730 So. 2d 813
Docket Number: No. 98-2803
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Susan DIAL and Virginia Sidelinger, Appellees.
Judges: POLEN and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 730
Pages: 813–814

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Susan DIAL and Virginia Sidelinger, Appellees.
No. 98-2803.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 7, 1999.
Robert Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Debra Rescigno, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Defendants were charged with trafficking or conspiracy to traffic in over four grams of hydrocodone, a violation of section 893.135(l)(e)l, Florida Statutes (1997). Defendants moved to dismiss on the ground that each vicodin tablet contained only 10 mg. of hydrocodone which would not violate section 893.135(l)(c), the trafficking statute. The trial court granted the motions on the authority of State v. Holland, 689 So.2d 1268 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). The fifth district had taken a contrary position in State v. Baxley, 684 So.2d 831 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996), and after the trial judge ruled in this case, this court agreed with Baxley in State v. Hayes, 720 So.2d 1095 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998) and certified conflict with Holland. Our reasoning is set forth in Hayes and need not be repeated here. We therefore reverse the order of dismissal.
POLEN and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.
KLEIN, J., concurring specially with opinion.