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Nicholas v. State Of Fla. (Fla. App., 2010)

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JAMES NICHOLAS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 2D07-5400District Court of Appeal of Florida Opinion filed July 28, 2010. Bryant R. Camareno, Tampa, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard M. Fishkin, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Ronald N. Ficarrotta, Judge. VILLANTI, Judge. James Nicholas appeals his convictions for trafficking in cocaine (200 grams to 400 grams) and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine (200 grams to 400 grams), alleging numerous errors. We affirm on all grounds except one, which requires reversal of the trafficking conviction because the State failed to produce sufficient evidence of Page 2 constructive possession of cocaine...continue to full post

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