HARRIS v. STATE

No. 74-1421.

307 So.2d 218 (1974)

Tommy L. HARRIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender, and Mark King Leban, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Joel D. Rosenblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., and HENDRY and NATHAN, JJ.


NATHAN, Judge.

The defendant appeals a conviction of unlawful possession of heroin entered after trial by the court without a jury, and a sentence of one year in the county stockade.

The record reflects that the defendant was the driver of a car which was owned by the only passenger, one Smith, who was sitting in the front seat with the defendant. When the car was stopped by the arresting officers for running a stop sign, one of the officers observed a tin...

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