C.L.L. v. State

C.L.L. appeals his adjudication of delinquency for possession of cocaine with intent to sell. He concedes that the evidence was sufficient to convict him of possession, but contends that the evidence does not exclude a reasonable hypothesis of innocence with respect to the charge of possession with intent to sell, namely, that he possessed the contraband for personal use. We agree.

C.L.L. was stopped by a police officer initially because there was probable cause to believe he had committed a trespass in an unoccupied trailer park. C.L.L. dropped a plastic bag which contained ten cocaine rocks,…