Ivey v. State

GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of trafficking in cannabis in excess of 100 but less than 2,000 pounds. He was sentenced to three years in prison and fined $25,000. On appeal he argues the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction for constructive possession. Although this is a close case, we disagree.

At about 5:00 p.m. on January 21, 1981, the owner of an oceanfront home in Sea-grove Subdivision reported a small boat in distress to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Department. A deputy, responding to the call, found the craft “at the end of Wind Cove” anchored no more than…