State v. Stuart

LaROSE, Judge.

The State appeals an order dismissing charges of cocaine possession and sale against Vincent Stuart. See § 893.13(1)(a)(1), (6)(a), Fla. Stat. (2008). We review the order de novo, see Randles v. Moore, 780 So.2d 158, 159 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001), and reverse.

Background

Sometime in 2008, a confidential informant introduced undercover Detectives McKee and Regula to a man called “Scoo-ney.” Scooney sold crack cocaine to Detective McKee. Believing that Scooney’s real name was Eric Long, Detective McKee secured the crack cocaine in a container, marked the container with the name Eric Long,…