STATE v. ACOSTA

No. 68711.

506 So.2d 387 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Eusebio ACOSTA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Carolyn V. McCann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Robert L. Bogen of Braverman and Bogen, Fort Lauderdale, for respondent.


SHAW, Justice.

We review Acosta v. State, 489 So.2d 63 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986), to answer a certified question of great public importance. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

Acosta was charged with trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. Each offense was punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years. Through plea bargaining, Acosta agreed to plead guilty to one...

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