R. C.
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 2d DCA | 2018-05-16
No. 17-1976
245 So. 3d 1001 Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District (2018) Caution
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Evidence of residue on alleged paraphernalia must affirmatively establish that such residue is a controlled substance to satisfy the prima facie case for possession of drug paraphernalia under section 893.147(1), Florida Statutes.


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[1] To establish a prima facie case of possession of drug paraphernalia under section 893.147(1), Florida Statutes, the State must present evidence that residue present on th…

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R.C. was adjudicated delinquent on two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia in juvenile court. The evidence presented at the adjudicatory hearin…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the adjudication of delinquency for two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and remand for entry of a judgment of dismissal. The evidence presented at the adjudicatory hearing failed to establish that the residue on the alleged paraphernalia was a controlled substance. Therefore, the State failed to establish a prima facie case of use or possession with intent to use paraphernalia pursuant to section 893.147(1), Florida Statutes (2016), and the motion for judgment of dismissal should have been granted. See M.M. v. State, 152 So. 3d 121, 123-24 (Fla. 3d DCA

2014).

Reversed and remanded.

VILLANTI, BLACK, and SALARIO, JJ., Concur.


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