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460 So. 2d 564

460 So.2d 564

10 Fla.L.Weekly 22

A.S. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 18, 1984

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1984-12-18

Relies on 397 So. 2d 738 - Wale v. State · 456 So. 2d 923 - Johnson v. State · 307 So. 2d 218 - Harris v. State

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Decided 1984-12-18

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Cited by 19 later decisions — most recently August 2015

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PER CURIAM.

¶1The evidence adduced by the prosecution, which consisted of the fact that cocaine was found hidden inside a roll of toilet, tissue in the glove compartment of his sister’s car, which A.S. was driving; the respondent’s attempt to flee from the police to avoid a traffic stop; and his expressions of interest and concern during the ensuing search of the vehicle, and of “disappointment” after the drugs were discovered, was insufficient to support a finding that he was in constructive possession of the contraband. Johnson v. State, 456 So.2d 923 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984); Wale v. State, 397 So.2d 738 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981); Harris v. State, 307 So.2d 218 (Fla. 3d DCA 1974), cert. denied, 315 So.2d 195 (Fla.1975); see Lincoln v. State, 459 So.2d 1030 (Fla.1984). Accordingly, the adjudication of delinquency under review, which was based on that determination, is

¶2Reversed.

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