ECHEVARRIA v. STATE

No. 85-552.

492 So.2d 1146 (1986)

Nivaldo ECHEVARRIA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing September 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Michael A. Rosen, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Calvin L. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, BASKIN and JORGENSON, JJ.


BASKIN, Judge.

Defendant Echevarria was charged, pursuant to section 893.135(1)(b), Florida Statutes (1983), with trafficking in cocaine by the possession of 400 grams or more of cocaine. A search of his person yielded 28.5 grams of cocaine; a subsequent search of the vehicle he had been seen driving, and of the nearby warehouse, led to the recovery of over 400 grams of cocaine.

Following trial, the jury found Echevarria guilty of trafficking in cocaine by...

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