Jenkins v. State

Engino Jenkins appeals a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell within 1000 feet of a school in violation of section 893.13(l)(c)l, Florida Statutes (2006). The substance was not recovered during the police “takedown.” The only evidence the substance was crack cocaine was the testimony of Detective Raymond Robertson, who observed the transaction with the assistance of eight-power binoculars at distance of forty-five to fifty feet. Officer Robinson could not identify the substance; he could say only the transaction he saw was consistent with…