TORRES v. STATE

No. 71-176.

253 So.2d 450 (1971)

Robert Wayne TORRES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 19, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender, and Alan S. Becker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Barry Scott Richard, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SWANN, C.J., and PEARSON and HENDRY, JJ.


PEARSON, Judge.

The appellant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of possession of marijuana. He was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to a six year term in the state prison. The question presented on this appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to establish that the appellant had custody or control over the apartment where the marijuana was found.

The apartment had been watched by the police. A number of people were observed entering and leaving...

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