Legal Opinion

Brayton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 20, 1982No. AI-310PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOANOS, Judge.

In this appeal of a judgment and sentence for trafficking in excess of 2000 pounds of cannabis, Brayton challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to establish the element of knowledge of the nature of the substance he was transporting, the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, and a jury instruction derived from Section 893.135(3), Florida Statutes. Finding no reversible error with regard to any of the issues raised, we affirm the judgment and sentence.

On June 23, 1981, appellant, who was driving a rented U-Haul truck, stopped at an agricultural inspection station where…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Michigan v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Tascano v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  4. Frank v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
  5. Gluesenkamp v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  2. Wetzler v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Aguila v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

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