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· 12/27/1988

Dodd v. State

Citations

  • 537 So. 2d 626
  • 1988 WL 138545

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that \conflicting descriptions of the bag [of evidence] and the gross discrepancies in the recorded weights and packaging details indicate probable tampering\
  • concluding that the State failed to establish a sufficient chain of custody to meet its burden of proving that tampering did not occur
  • concluding that the State failed to establish a sufficient chain of custody to meet its burden of proving that tampering did not occur
  • conflicting descriptions of the contraband's packaging, and gross discrepancies in weight of cocaine seized and that offered as evidence, sufficient indicators of probable tampering

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Judges: Schwartz, C.J., and Baskin and Jorgenson

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