L.L. v. STATE

No. 3D14-2410.

189 So.3d 252 (2016)

L.L., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos J. Martinez , Public Defender, and Jeffrey Paul DeSousa , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Marlon J. Weiss , Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before SHEPHERD, ROTHENBERG and SCALES, JJ.


This is an appeal from a withheld adjudication and judicial warning for marijuana possession. The issue before us is whether a police officer's identification of marijuana, arrived at by sight and smell alone, is admissible experience-based opinion testimony. Because the officer's opinion was based on his personal knowledge and perception...

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