STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 78728.

607 So.2d 422 (1992)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Dennis Wayne THOMPSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Bonnie Jean Parrish, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for petitioner.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Michael S. Becker, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for respondent.


OVERTON, Justice.

This is a petition to review Thompson v. State, 585 So.2d 492 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991), in which the Fifth District Court of Appeal held that Thompson cannot be sentenced for both the sale of a counterfeit controlled substance and for felony petit theft when both offenses are based on the same conduct. The district court certified the following question as one of great public importance:

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