Janet Roster v. State of Florida

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: April 24, 2026
• Docket: 6D2023-4107
• Status: Published

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

Case No. 6D2023-4107 Lower Tribunal No. 20000442F _____________________________

JANET ROSTER,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Charlotte County. Shannon H. McFee, Judge.

April 24, 2026

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Mosley v. State, 100 So. 3d 1214, 1216 (Fla. 2d DCA

2012) (concluding “based on the unique circumstances of this case that the State

presented sufficient evidence of the requisite statutory weight for trafficking” when

both “the aggregate substance” and “each individual empty baggie” were found to

contain the controlled substance after chemical testing); Bell v. State, 835 So. 2d

392, 394 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003) (“In considering the motion [to dismiss], ‘the State is

entitled to the most favorable construction of the evidence, and all inferences should be resolved against the defendant.’” (quoting State v. Pasko, 815 So. 2d

680, 681 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002))).

WOZNIAK, WHITE and MIZE, JJ., concur.

Blair Allen, Public Defender, and David L. Redfearn, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and David Campbell, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED