Thomas v. State
Florida District Court of Appeal
269 So. 3d 681 (2019)
- Written by Alexander Hager-DeMyer, JD
Facts
Police executed a search warrant on a house seemingly occupied by Rondre Thomas (defendant), Thomas’s mother, and one other individual. Thomas was not found in actual possession of illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia. However, officers found illegal drugs in one of the house’s bedrooms. In the same bedroom, officers also found a prescription pill bottle with Thomas’s name on it, a court document of Thomas’s, CDs with images of Thomas on them, a shoe box for the same size shoes that Thomas wore, and a picture collage of Thomas and a woman. The same bedroom also contained women’s clothing and shoes. Thomas was arrested and charged with possession of controlled substances. At trial, Thomas’s mother testified that she and all six of her children, her nieces, and her sons’ girlfriends had access to the house and to all of the bedrooms. The trial court convicted Thomas on the possession charge, and Thomas appealed the conviction, claiming that the prosecution (plaintiff) failed to sufficiently prove possession.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Badalamenti, J.)
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