JOSEPH MICHAEL PEADON, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 1st DCA | 1981-05-18
No. VV-476
ERVIN, J., and LILES, WOODIE A. (Retired), and PEARSON, TILLMAN (Retired), Associate Judges, concur.
398 So. 2d 485 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (1981) Negative Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm Appellant’s underlying conviction of possession of more than twenty (20) grams of marijuana in violation of Section 893.13(l)(e), Florida Statutes. However, we reverse and remand for resentencing in accordance with Villery v. Florida Parole & Probation Commission, 396 So. 2d 1107 (Fla. 1981).

AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

ERVIN, J., and LILES, WOODIE A. (Retired), and PEARSON, TILLMAN (Retired), Associate Judges, concur.


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