MELTON v. STATE

No. 1D01-3789.

824 So.2d 948 (2002)

Cornelius Anthony MELTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. J. Sheppard, Esq., D. Gray Thomas, Esq., and Matthew R. Kachergus, Esq. of Sheppard, White and Thomas, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Alan R. Dakan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


LEWIS, J.

Cornelius Melton, appellant, seeks review of his conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to sell while armed. He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal as the State failed to prove the necessary intent. He also claims that the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence the testimony of an expert in "street-level" narcotics. Because the State presented sufficient evidence that was inconsistent with appellant...

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