Legal Opinion

Cosio v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 6, 2017No. Case 2D16-2439PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LUCAS, Judge. .

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. But sometimes it’s just another man’s nuisance. Such was apparently the case with the trash and overgrowth that had accumulated around Carl" Cosio’s home. 'While we might question whether that nuisance justified the prosecution of a felony charge against Mr. Cosio, on this record we must affirm his conviction and withhold of adjudication for violating sections 403.413(4) and (6)(c), Florida Statutes (2015). We are concerned, however, about the State’s misreading of the Florida Litter Law in the arguments it has maintained in this…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gustafson v. Alloyd Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Pagan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  3. Jarecki v. G. D. Searle & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  5. Banks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. JUAN MESEN v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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