Legal Opinion

Mosley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 9, 2012No. 2D10-6114PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRENSHAW, Judge.

Chontell Mosley appeals his judgment and sentence of three years’ prison for trafficking in cocaine. Mosley argues, among other issues, that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the State failed to prove that he possessed the requisite amount of cocaine for trafficking under section 893.135(1)(b)(1), Florida Statutes (2009). We affirm and write to discuss the sufficiency of the evidence based upon this court’s holding in Sheridan v. State, 850 So.2d 638 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003).

Background

Mosley was arrested and charged with trafficking in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pagan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  2. Sheridan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  3. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Greenwade v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
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