Greenwade v. State

Because I conclude that a rational jury could decide that the evidence presented established beyond a reasonable doubt that Greenwade was guilty of the cocaine trafficking offense for which he was convicted, I dissent. I would approve the decision of the First District Court on review and disapprove Ross v. State, 528 So.2d 1237 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988), and its progeny.

The majority decides that there was no basis for a rational jury to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the green bag — which Greenwade conceded contained cocaine — did not contain some baggies with counterfeit cocaine. In doing…