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EASLEY v. STATE

No. 4-86-2650.

509 So.2d 1294 (1987)

Richard EASLEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson E. Bailey, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Deborah Guller, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm the conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine, but reverse the conviction and sentence for trafficking in heroin. See Linder v. State, 493 So.2d 1091 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986).

In the instant case, the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the weight of the heroin exceeded the statutory amount of four grams. The improper mixing of the contraband prior to testing lends doubt to...

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