Legal Opinion

Hodges v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 24, 1996No. 95-00368Published

1Opinion of the Court

FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.

Larry Antwan Hodges pleaded no contest to possession of cocaine. His plea constituted a violation of his preexisting community control status and he was sentenced to three and one-half years in prison and assessed a $50 public defender’s lien.

*870Hodges argues that the state failed to establish his constructive possession of cocaine and that his sentence departs from the guidelines without the required written findings. Our review of the record indicates that a sufficient factual basis was supplied through the testimony of the arresting officer. See Allen v. State, 622…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  2. Drinnon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  3. Allen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

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