Case Name: Joseph James BARRINGER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-09-13
Citations: 362 So. 2d 166
Docket Number: No. 77-904
Parties: Joseph James BARRINGER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GRIMES, C. J., and SCHEB, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 362
Pages: 166–166

Head Matter:
Joseph James BARRINGER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 77-904.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Sept. 13, 1978.
Jack 0. Johnson, Public Defender, and Thomas A. McDonald, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Mary Jo M. Gallay, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
RYDER, Judge.
Appellant was charged with two counts of burglary, possession of marijuana and sale of marijuana. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to a single general sentence of four years. The trial judge did not specify whether the sentence was predicated upon one, some, or all of the charges.
The imposition of a single judgment and sentence upon a defendant lawfully found guilty of two or more separate crimes is improper. See Dorfman v. State, 351 So.2d 954 (Fla.1977).
Although the possession and sale conviction arose out of a single transaction, a separate sentence should be imposed upon each. See Fundak v. State, 358 So.2d 1195 (Fla.2d DCA 1978). A separate sentence should also be imposed upon each of the burglary charges.
The cause is REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
GRIMES, C. J., and SCHEB, J., concur.