Court Opinion

ID: 7574376
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 06:18:44.934453+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:24:24.622290
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PER CURIAM.
The appellant was convicted by a jury for possession of cocaine. In our view, the state failed to present sufficient, independent proof to establish that the defendant was in constructive possession of the cocaine. See Hively v. State, 336 So.2d 127 *451(Fla. 4th DCA 1976). Therefore, the trial court erred in denying the appellant’s motion for a judgment of acquittal.
Accordingly, we reverse the appellant’s conviction and sentence and remand with instructions to discharge the appellant.
REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.
GLICKSTEIN, GUNTHER, JJ., and ROBINSON, STEVEN D., Associate Judge, concur.