796 So. 2d 201 - State v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 25 state decisions

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1. “[The defendant's] possession of the cocaine was proved by direct evidence with the testimony of Deputy Cornel stating that he saw the Baggie leave Johnson's hand and land on the ground, that he recovered the Baggie from that spot, and that he delivered the Baggie to Sergeant Rehak. Deputy Cornel's testimony that Johnson threw an object as he fled the scene was corroborated by the testimony of the other three agents. There were no internal contradictions or irreconcilable conflicts with the physical evidence. Thus, the testimony of Deputy Cornel alone, which was evidently believed by the jury, was sufficient to support the conclusion that Johnson possessed the Baggie. Also, the testimony of the forensic chemist likewise proved that the substance in the Baggie was, in fact, cocaine.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Brown

2. “[u]pon the request of a juror and in the discretion of the court, the jury may take with it or have sent to it any object or document received in evidence when a physical examination thereof is required to enable the jury to arrive at a verdict.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. O'NEAL

3. “unless the quantity is so large that no other inference is possible.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Brown