Brown v. State

Ivory Brown was tried by jury and convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to sell and possession of Xanax. In this appeal, Brown contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal directed to the possession of Xanax charge and that improper argument by the prosecutor concerning the police officers’ lack of a motive to lie rose to the level of fundamental error as to both charges. We reject the latter of Brown’s claims and, without further comment, affirm his conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to sell. We find merit, however, in his claim…