Jackson v. State

Defendant, Jerrold Jackson, appeals his conviction for trafficking in cocaine in an amount of 200 grams or more, but less than 400 grams, and possession of cannabis, in an amount of twenty grams or less. Defendant was sentenced to fifteen years with a seven-year mandatory minimum on the cocaine charge and to time served on the misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Because the State failed to establish that the weight of the cocaine was 200 grams or more, we reverse with instructions that this conviction be reduced to the lesser offense of trafficking in cocaine in an amount of twenty-eight…