M.S. v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
LEHAN, Judge.
We affirm defendant’s convictions for sale of a counterfeit controlled substance.
We disagree with defendant’s contention that because there was evidence that the substance he sold to undercover officers was a controlled substance rather than a counterfeit controlled substance, the evidence was insufficient to exclude his reasonable hypothesis of innocence. There was other evidence that the substance was a counterfeit controlled substance which provided sufficient basis for the trier of fact to exclude defendant’s hypothesis of innocence. See Benson v. State, 526 So.2d 948, 955…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Benson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Willoughby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- People v. ManningCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
- Jennings v. StewartDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
3Cited by1 opinion
- Labar v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991