Legal Opinion

Denson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 18, 1972No. O-480PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAWLS, Judge.

Appellant, Leon “Duck” Denson, appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence for possession and sale of a narcotic drug on January 20, 1970.

The sole point on appeal is that the trial court committed error in allowing testimony concerning a second collateral crime. Denson was charged with possession and sale of a narcotic drug (heroin) on January 20, 1970. An undercover agent testified in detail as to how he met with defendant and arranged for the sale of the contraband. There was no question as to the identification of defendant or the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
  2. Green v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  3. Lucas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Straight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. Blackburn v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  3. Lawson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  4. Colbert v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  5. Walker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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