Legal Opinion

G. E. G. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 22, 1980No. 78-1929/T4-199PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COWART, Judge.

In an adjudicatory hearing on a delinquency charge that the appellant-child had violated the law prohibiting the possession of cannabis, the State produced the baggie taken from the appellant, had it marked as an exhibit for identification purposes only, elicited testimony from the State’s chemist that the contents was cannabis, but failed to formally introduce the baggie or contents into evidence.

Appellant relies for reversal on Alexander v. State, 288 So.2d 538 (Fla.3d DCA 1974), a drug case where, reversing a conviction, the Third District Court of Appeal said:

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Stipp v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  2. State v. HerreraDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  3. State v. ArmstrongDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  4. State v. AtkinsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  5. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Minnick v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Evans v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. G. E. G. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  4. Harrell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  5. State v. RitterDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

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