Keith Coleman, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. (2017)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Keith Coleman, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D16-53

Decided: January 25, 2017

Before WELLS, SALTER, and LOGUE, JJ.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Natasha Baker-Bradley, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Christina L. Dominguez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Because the record supports the trial court's finding that the Defendant violated his probation, we affirm. See State v. Carter, 835 So. 2d 259, 262 (Fla. 2002) (noting that a violation of probation must be proven by the greater weight of the evidence); Jennings v. State, 124 So. 3d 257, 262 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013) (“To prove constructive possession, the State must present competent, substantial evidence of the accused's knowledge of the presence of contraband and his or her ability to exercise dominion and control over it.”); cf. Thompson v. State, 172 So. 3d 527 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015) (constructive possession not proven for knife hidden in unlocked barracks-style dormitory room).

Affirmed.

LOGUE, J.

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