Supreme Court of Florida

For crime of drug possession, government must show defendant knew the substance he possessed was illegal and mere possession of an illegal substance does not create an inference of knowledge of its illicit nature.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/03/2002
• Published 01/03/2002

Judges

• QUINCE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Susan A. Fagan, Assistant Public Defender, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Kellie A. Nielan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, FL, for Respondent.