CRIDLAND v. STATE

No. 96-2247.

693 So.2d 720 (1997)

George CRIDLAND, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Suzanne M. Froix, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Steven Groves and Maya R. Saxena, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver. For the following reasons, we reverse.

The trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion to suppress the evidence seized, as the State failed to establish a proper chain of custody. "As a general rule, the state is not required to elicit testimony from every custodian in the chain. Relevant physical evidence is admissible unless there is...

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