JORDAN v. STATE

No. 76-781.

344 So.2d 1294 (1977)

Dallas Lee JORDAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 15, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold I. Levy, Miami, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Margarita Esquiroz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before PEARSON, HAVERFIELD and HUBBART, JJ.


PEARSON, Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant from a conviction for the crime of possession of cannabis in the amount of five grams or less (marijuana). The contraband was discovered in a search of the defendant's apartment, where he resided with a female roommate. Defendant argues that his conviction should be overturned because the State failed to show that he had knowledge of the presence of the narcotics or had control over them, as evidenced by the fact that...

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