WATSON v. STATE

No. 4D02-810.

841 So.2d 659 (2003)

William Lenard WATSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Tara Finnigan, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Monique E. L'Italien, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


POLEN, C.J.

On August 14, 2001, William Watson was charged with felony fleeing and eluding, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest without violence as a result of officers witnessing his involvement in a suspected illegal drug transaction and his subsequent attempt to avoid arrest. After a jury trial Watson was found guilty. We affirm that conviction for the reasons explained below.

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