Garcia v. State

The defendant was charged and convicted of possession with intent to sell crack cocaine. His claim is that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the cocaine contraband where there was a substantial weight discrepancy between the weight of the cocaine recovered by police officers and that introduced into evidence.

As stated in Cridland v. State, 693 So.2d 720 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997), relevant physical evidence is admissible unless there is some indication of probable tampering with the evidence. Here, the cocaine turned in by arresting Officer Jacobson was identified as 10.5 grams. “[T]he…