JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 2D03-2151.

873 So.2d 478 (2004)

Demetrius JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Cynthia J. Dodge, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Katherine Coombs Cline, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


NORTHCUTT, Judge.

While an inmate in the Hillsborough County Jail, Demetrius Johnson possessed a pipe containing cocaine residue. Based on this, Johnson was convicted of possession of cocaine, possession of contraband (cocaine) in a state facility, and possession of paraphernalia. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for resentencing.

Johnson argues that he could not be convicted of possession of contraband in a state facility because he was confined...

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