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PERSON v. STATE

No. 2D05-2766.

950 So.2d 1270 (2007)

Tony PERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Gary H. Bass, Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Muir Beccue, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

FULMER, Chief Judge.

Tony Person appeals from his conviction for trafficking in cocaine. We reverse. The trial court erred in denying Person's motion for judgment of acquittal because the State presented no independent proof of Person's control over the cocaine in question.

Person and three codefendants were charged with one count of trafficking in cocaine by possession pursuant to sections 893.135(1)(b) and 777.011, Florida Statutes (2003). After a police...

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