COLEMAN V. STATE

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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed January 25, 2017. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D16-53 Lower Tribunal No. 10-4314B ________________ Keith Coleman, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Ellen Sue Venzer, Judge. Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Natasha Baker-Bradley, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Christina L. Dominguez, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before WELLS, SALTER, and LOGUE, JJ. LOGUE, J. Because the record supports the trial court’s finding that the Defendant violated his probation, we affirm. See State v. Carter, 835 So. 2d 259, 262 (Fla. 2002) (noting that a violation of probation must be proven by the greater weight of the evidence); Jennings v. State, 124 So. 3d 257, 262 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013) (“To prove constructive possession, the State must present competent, substantial evidence of the accused’s knowledge of the presence of contraband and his or her ability to exercise dominion and control over it.”); cf. Thompson v. State, 172 So. 3d 527 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015) (constructive possession not proven for knife hidden in unlocked barracks-style dormitory room). Affirmed. 2

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