RDD, JR. v. State

Appellant challenges a final order of delinquency for the charges of possession of cocaine and paraphernalia. He asserts that the State failed to prove constructive possession of the cocaine and drug paraphernalia found in a jointly occupied vehicle. We determine that the State proved that appellant had constructive possession of the contraband, and affirm.

Appellant was a passenger in the back seat of a car stopped by Officer Narayan of the Gainesville Police Department on August 30, 2008. Two other individuals were in the vehicle, both in the front seat. Upon searching the vehicle, the…