State v. Thornton

OVERTON, Justice.

This cause is before us on petition for writ of certiorari to review a decision of the First District Court of Appeal reported at 306 So.2d 205 (Fla.App. 1st 1975).

The respondent was charged and convicted in the trial court with possession and delivery of a quantity of marijuana in excess of five grams. The primary thrust of the prosecution was to establish respondent as a party to a sale of approximately one pound of marijuana.

The First District reversed the conviction of respondent for possession and delivery of a dangerous drug upon finding insufficient evidence to support…