Legal Opinion

Fagan v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 22, 2012No. 4D10-2501Published

1Opinion of the Court

WALSH, LISA S., Associate Judge.

The Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for trafficking in oxycodone in violation of Section 893.135(l)(c)l.a., Florida Statutes (2009). We affirm.

At trial, it was undisputed that the Defendant was stopped by the police, searched, and found in possession of a cod liver oil bottle containing 118' oxycodone pills. The Defendant presented evidence that he did not know that the pills were oxycodone, and that he took the pills from his friend who was combining prescription medication with alcohol and marijuana. The Defendant claimed that he placed the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. AdkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
  2. Maestas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  3. Kilgore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  4. Rimmer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  5. Nixon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990

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