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Smith v. State

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  • 279 So. 2d 27

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  • contraband in jointly occupied dresser drawer, not in plain view, knowledge not shown
  • husband acquitted where narcotics were found in master bedroom among wife’s possessions
  • husband acquitted where narcotics were found in master bedroom among wife's possessions
  • illegal drugs found with wife's costume jewelry located in a dresser drawer in a bedroom jointly occupied by the defendant and his wife did not give rise to the inference that the defendant knew of the presence of such contraband

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