Brown v. State

GERSTEN, Judge.

Appellant, Charles Brown, appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine. We affirm.

Appellant’s sole contention of error is that the prosecutor impliéd that appellant was arrested in a drug commerce area. The crux of this argument is that this implication represents collateral crime evidence under the Florida Evidence Code, section 90.404(2), Florida Statutes (1989) and Williams v. State, 110 So.2d 654 (Fla.), cert, denied, 361 U.S. 847, 80 S.Ct. 102, 4 L.Ed.2d 86 (1959).

Appellee, the State, asserts that there was no evidence of appellant’s presence in a drug…