Case Name: Curtis WHITE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-10-12
Citations: 571 So. 2d 498
Docket Number: No. 90-00423
Parties: Curtis WHITE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SCHOONOVER, C.J., and RYDER and CAMPBELL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 571
Pages: 498–499

Head Matter:
Curtis WHITE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-00423.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, . Second District.
Oct. 12, 1990.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Deborah K. Brueckheimer, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Brenda S. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm appellant's convictions and sentences for two counts of sale of cocaine. We vacate the convictions and sentences for two counts of possession of cocaine on the authority of V.A.A. v. State, 561 So.2d 314 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). As in V.A.A., we certify to the Florida Supreme Court the following question 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 AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SECTION 775.021, FLORIDA STATUTES (1988 SUPP.), IS IT IMPROPER TO CONVICT AND SENTENCE FOR BOTH CRIMES?
SCHOONOVER, C.J., and RYDER and CAMPBELL, JJ., concur.