G.S. v. STATE

No. 91-965.

586 So.2d 501 (1991)

G.S., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Marti Rothenberg, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Linda S. Katz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and JORGENSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

G.S. appeals from an adjudication of delinquency for possession of cocaine with intent to sell. For the following reasons, we reverse.

The State presented no evidence at trial that G.S. was ever in actual or constructive possession of cocaine. Viewed in the light most favorable to the State, the evidence shows that G.S. was merely a middleman in the transaction. Accordingly, we reverse on the authority...

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