Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1989

Manley v. State

Manley v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 8, 1989 · Glickstein, Letts, Polen
539 So. 2d 31; 14 Fla. L. Weekly 601; 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1120; 1989 WL 20692 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Manley v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The defendant was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and carrying a concealed weapon. We reverse the conviction of trafficking and remand for appropriate action because the proof here was legally inadequate to establish constructive possession.

However, we affirm the weapons conviction, the defendant’s trial counsel having failed to move for directed verdict as to this count.

LETTS, GLICKSTEIN and POLEN, JJ., concur.

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