JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 96-0171.

695 So.2d 441 (1997)

Clifton JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Susan D. Cline, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Doquyen T. Nguyen, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


POLEN, Judge.

Clifton Johnson appeals the judgment entered against him after a jury found him guilty of possession of cannabis under 20 grams. We affirm the trial court's denial of Johnson's motion for judgment of acquittal, raised in his first point on appeal concerning proof of his constructive possession of the cannabis. We reverse, however, as to Johnson's second point on appeal, and remand for a new trial.

Johnson was charged with possession with intent...

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