Legal Opinion

Lynch v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 27, 2018No. 1D16-3290PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

A jury convicted Willie Allen Lynch of selling crack, and the court sentenced him to eight years in prison. Lynch now appeals, raising a host of issues. We affirm.

I

In late 2015, undercover officers bought crack cocaine from someone who called himself "Midnight." The officers later identified Lynch as the seller, and the State brought charges. At trial, Lynch's sole defense was misidentification-that he was not the man known as Midnight. To prove otherwise, the State introduced testimony of the two undercover officers, both of whom positively identified Lynch as the man who sold them crack.

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Indiana v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ricardo Depadra Galloway v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2026
  2. SHEROD C. GREENE v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2021

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