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Adams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Nov 20, 1996
696 So. 2d 773 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

Opinion

No. 95-01100.

November 20, 1996.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sarasota County, Robert B. Bennett, Jr., J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Amy Porinchak Thornhill, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Susan D. Dunlevy, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


Lonzine Adams appeals his judgment and sentence for possession of cocaine with the intent to sell. We affirm his conviction. The trial court did not err in permitting an experienced narcotics officer to testify that the quantity of crack cocaine and the circumstances of its possession were consistent with possession with the intent to sell, as contrasted with simple possession. See Bruce v. State, 616 So.2d 504 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).

We strike the $2 cost imposed pursuant to section 943.25 (13), Florida Statutes (1993), because the trial court did not announce this discretionary cost at sentencing. See Reyes v. State, 655 So.2d 111 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).

DANAHY, A.C.J., and ALTENBERND and QUINCE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Adams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Nov 20, 1996
696 So. 2d 773 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)
Case details for

Adams v. State

Case Details

Full title:Lonzine ADAMS, Appellant v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Nov 20, 1996

Citations

696 So. 2d 773 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

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