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606 So. 2d 1287

Johnson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 12, 1992

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1992-11-12

Relies on 543 So. 2d 465 - Newsome v. State

Decided 1992-11-12

PER CURIAM.

¶1Appellant appeals a judgment and sentence. We reverse and remand with direction.

¶2Appellant first contends, and the state agrees, that appellant’s sentence of seven years for the count of possession of cannabis with intent to sell exceeds the statutory maximum of five years. Possession of cannabis with intent to sell is a third degree felony for which the maximum sentence is five years. Sections 775.082(3)(d), 893.-03(l)(c)(4), Fla.Stat. (1989). Accordingly, the sentence is illegal to the extent it exceeds the statutory maximum. Newsome v. State, 543 So.2d 465 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989) (sentence of five and one-half years for conviction of possession of contraband was beyond maximum penalty of five years, and had to be corrected upon remand).

¶3Appellant next contends, and again the state agrees, that the written judgment erroneously states that possession of cocaine with intent to sell is a first degree felony when such possession constitutes a second degree felony. Sections 775.-082(3)(c), 893.03(2)(a)(4), Fla.Stat. (1989). The written plea and guidelines scoresheet indicate that it is a second degree felony. Hence, on remand the judgment form is to be corrected to conform to the oral pronouncement and accurate degree of offense.

¶4As the form is to be corrected for the above reason, the word “sell” is to be substituted for the word “deliver.” Had the judgment form not required correction for the above ground, changing the word from “deliver” to “sell” would have been a waste of judicial resources when the change does not result in a difference in degree of offense or punishment.

GLICKSTEIN, C.J., and LETTS and HERSEY, JJ., concur.
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