Legal Opinion
State v. Newman
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 5, 1981No. 57919PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
405 So.2d 971 (1981)
STATE of Florida, Appellant,
v.
Edward C. NEWMAN, Appellee.
No. 57919.
Supreme Court of Florida.
November 5, 1981.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Calvin L. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellant.
Melvyn Kessler, Miami, for appellee.
ADKINS, Acting Chief Justice.
Defendant below, Edward C. Newman, (hereinafter defendant), was charged by information with the possession of cocaine in violation of section 893.135, Florida Statutes (1979). The trial court, upon motion by defendant, dismissed the information, ruling that section 893.135 is unconstitutional. Plaintiff, the state of…
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