{"id":218,"date":"2018-01-17T10:39:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T15:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=218"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:59:32","slug":"criminal-intent-florida-drug-conspiracy-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/criminal-intent-florida-drug-conspiracy-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Intent in Florida Drug Conspiracy Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conspiracy is a common charge in Florida drug cases that generally refers to an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime. Many conspiracy cases succeed or fail based on whether prosecutors can actually prove such an agreement. As Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2dca.org\/opinions\/Opinion_Pages\/Opinion_Pages_2017\/October\/October%2006,%202017\/2D16-1035.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently explained<\/a>, however, prosecutors also have to prove the intent to commit the crime.Two defendants were charged with a number of criminal offenses stemming from a shooting and alleged drug conspiracy in Hillsborough County. Prosecutors presented evidence, according to the court, showing that a third man had called one of the defendants to arrange the purchase of a small amount of marijuana. The third man, who the court says suffers from a debilitating medical condition that he treats with marijuana, arrived at the designated transaction place in a car driven by his mother. He called the defendant several times after arriving at the spot. When the two defendants approached the car, the man tried to direct their attention to his mother, who was waving a $20 bill. The defendant who talked to the man on the phone responded by saying \u201cmy homeboy\u2019s got it.\u201d He allegedly pulled a gun on the man shortly thereafter and shot the man&#8217;s mother in the face when the car sped off.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant who did not talk to the victim on the phone, whose case was separated from the other defendant&#8217;s case for trial, was eventually convicted of principal to felony battery causing great bodily harm and conspiracy to deliver less than 20 grams of cannabis. The Second District affirmed the first conviction on appeal. It overturned the drug conviction, however, finding that prosecutors failed to prove a conspiracy. The court explained that prosecutors had to show that the defendant intended to deliver marijuana to the victim and that he \u201cagreed, conspired, combined, or confederated\u201d with another person to deliver the marijuana. There was no evidence of either element of the criminal offense, the court said.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/criminal-intent-florida-drug-conspiracy-cases\/#more-218\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conspiracy is a common charge in Florida drug cases that generally refers to an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime. Many conspiracy cases succeed or fail based on whether prosecutors can actually prove such an agreement. 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