DAMEN v. STATE

No. 2D00-3470.

793 So.2d 106 (2001)

Ishmael D. DAMEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 17, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Christopher Desrochers, Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard M. Fishkin, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


CASANUEVA, Judge.

Ishmael Damen appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine with intent to sell and possession of a counterfeit controlled substance with intent to sell. He contends that the trial court erred by admitting the expert opinion of a police officer and by failing to enter a judgment of acquittal on both charges. We find merit in one of Mr. Damen's arguments and reverse his conviction for possession of a counterfeit controlled substance with intent...

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