Legal Opinion

Fruetel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 2, 1992No. 90-2970PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DELL, Judge.

Patricia Fruetel appeals her conviction and sentence for trafficking and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. Appellant raises numerous points on appeal; however, we find it necessary to discuss only one of those points since we find it dispositive. Appellant contends the trial court erred when it denied her motion to dismiss and motions for judgment of acquittal where the evidence established entrapment as a matter of law. We agree and reverse and remand this cause with directions to the trial court to discharge appellant.

Appellant had no prior convictions. Special Agent Lou…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cruz v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. State v. HunterSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  3. Ricardo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fruetel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  2. Jenkins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. State v. FruetelSupreme Court of Florida · 1993

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