L.R. v. State

Feb 13, 1990
No. 88-1091
Reporters:
,
Before:
Baskin
PER CURIAM.

L.R. appeals his adjudication of delinquency for possession of cocaine. At ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍the adjudicatory hearing the sole evidence identifying the substance was the officer’s testimony that, based on his past experience, it appeared to ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍be rock cocaine, and that it field tested positive for cocaine. The officer described the procedure for performing the test but was ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍unable to testify as to the reliability of the test. No laboratory report was introduced, nor was a chemist called‘to testify. Based ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍on Cabral v. State, 550 So.2d 46 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989) and Weaver v. State, 543 So.2d 443 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), the evidence was insufficient. We therefore ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍reverse the adjudication of delinquency and remand with directions to discharge L.R.

Reversed.