JONES v. STATE

No. 1D17-2808.

282 So.3d 882 (2018)

Christopher Antiawn JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Thomas , Public Defender, and Glenna Joyce Reeves and Justin Karpf , Assistant Public Defenders, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Steven E. Woods , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Christopher Antiawn Jones appeals his judgment and sentence for possession of cocaine, arguing that his motion for judgment of acquittal should have been granted because the State failed to prove the elements of constructive possession. We agree and reverse.

Jones and passenger Namre'h Lyles were pulled over by a state trooper on...

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