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JONES v. STATE

No. 91-994.

590 So.2d 982 (1991)

Robert Lee JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 3, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Marilyn McFadden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

JOANOS, Chief Judge.

Robert Lee Jones has appealed from his conviction of tampering with evidence, contrary to section 918.13(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1989). We reverse.

A police officer, patrolling a motel known for drug transactions, observed Jones emerge from a motel room carrying a piece of brown paper on which appeared to be cocaine. The officer ordered Jones to hand the paper to him, and Jones stuffed his hand...

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