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Nichols v. StateNichols v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida
Apr 19, 1971
No. 70-679
Reporters:
,
Before:
Cross
PER CURIAM.

Based upon our appellate review, we are of ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‍the opinion, using the words of the issue as presented, that the trial court did have authority ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‍to adjudicate the defendant guilty on defendant’s plea of guilty to an attempt to commit the offense ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‍charged in the information. Thomas v. State, Fla.App. 1967, 201 So.2d 834.

Further, we believe that attempted possession of ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‍marijuana is an offense recog*200nizable under the laws of this state. F.S. 776.04, Laws of 1969, F.S.A.

Affirmed.

WALDEN ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‍and OWEN, JJ., concur. CROSS, C. J., dissents, without opinion.

Case Details

Case Name: Nichols v. State
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Apr 19, 1971
Citations: 248 So. 2d 199; 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 6483; No. 70-679
Docket Number: No. 70-679
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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