Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Shannon P. O'DELL, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-04-14
Citations: 413 So. 2d 104
Docket Number: No. 81-395
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Shannon P. O’DELL, Appellee.
Judges: DOWNEY, ANSTEAD and GLICK-STEIN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 413
Pages: 104–105

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Shannon P. O’DELL, Appellee.
No. 81-395.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 14, 1982.
Rehearing Denied May 12, 1982.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stewart J. Bellus, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Joseph K. Still, Jr., of Burford & Still, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellee was charged by information with trafficking in cocaine in violation of section 893.135, Florida Statutes (1979). He filed a motion to dismiss, alleging the statute was unconstitutional, which was denied. Subsequent to this denial, appellee was convicted of trafficking in cocaine in a non-jury trial. Prior to judgment or sentencing, appellee filed a Motion to Reconsider Defendant's Motions to Dismiss. He asserted the circuit court had found section 893.135 unconstitutional in other cases and that he was entitled to the same ruling. This second motion was granted.
The trial court erred in granting appel-lee's motion. State v. Benitez, 395 So.2d 514 (Fla.1981). Accordingly, the order of dismissal is reversed and the cause remanded for reinstatement of the finding of guilt and for such further proceedings as the trial court deems appropriate.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
DOWNEY, ANSTEAD and GLICK-STEIN, JJ., concur.