M.M. v. State

M.M., a juvenile, appeals his conviction for possession of drug paraphernalia. We reverse because the State failed to present evidence demonstrating that the residue from M.M.’s pipe was a controlled substance. Additionally, the State failed to present evidence to prove that M.M. had possession of paraphernalia with the intent to use it to consume a controlled substance.

During the State’s case-in-chief, law enforcement officers Ray Quintero and Peter Delgado testified that they drove to M.M.’s apartment building after they received a dispatch call. Officer Quintero knocked on the apartment…