Case Name: Jerome R. KELLAM and Richard Jackson, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-04-29
Citations: 579 So. 2d 243
Docket Number: No. 89-3061
Parties: Jerome R. KELLAM and Richard Jackson, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SMITH and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 579
Pages: 243–244

Head Matter:
Jerome R. KELLAM and Richard Jackson, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-3061.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 29, 1991.
Barbara M. Linthicum, Public Defender, David P. Gauldin, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellants.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Gypsy Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
ZEHMER, Judge.
The state moves for rehearing of this case in light of the supreme court's recent opinions in State v. V.A.A., 577 So.2d 941 (Fla.1991), and State v. McCloud, 577 So.2d 939 (Fla.1991). The state contends that although this court correctly affirmed Kel-lam's and Jackson's separate convictions and sentences for sale or delivery of cocaine and possession of cocaine, we should rehear the case because we "did not resort to amended section 775.021(4)" in reaching our decision, and because conflict no longer exists between our decision and V.A.A. v. State, 561 So.2d 314 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990), and State v. McCloud, 559 So.2d 1305 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). We grant the state's motion for rehearing.
In V.A.A. and McCloud, the supreme court held that a defendant may properly be convicted and sentenced for both sale and possession (or possession with intent to sell) of the same quantum of contraband where the crimes occurred after the effective date of section 775.021, Florida Statutes (Supp.1988). The court concluded that possession of contraband is not a lesser-included offense of the crime of sale of contraband, and therefore dual convictions and sentences for both offenses based on one act are proper under section 775.021(4)(b). Because the supreme court reached its conclusion in V.A.A. and McCloud by applying section 775.021(4) to the offenses and disposed of the need for an answer to our certified question, the opinion filed March 1, 1991, is withdrawn and appellants' convictions for sale or delivery of cocaine and possession of cocaine are affirmed on the authority of State v. V.A.A., 577 So.2d 941 (Fla.1991), and State v. McCloud, 577 So.2d 939 (Fla.1991).
AFFIRMED.
SMITH and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.