State v. Florine

Defendant, having been found guilty by the district court of unlawful possession of cocaine, Minn. St. 152.09, subd. 1(2), and acquitted of a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana, also § 152.09, subd. 1(2), appeals from an order denying his post-trial motions. The main issue raised by defendant is whether there was sufficient evidence to convict him of the cocaine charge. We believe that there was and accordingly affirm.

On November 22, 1972, Officer Donald Schmidt of the Nicollet County sheriff’s office, acting lawfully, found the cocaine and marijuana in question in an unlocked…