Legal Opinion

Koptyra v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 26, 1965No. 4965PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

172 So.2d 628 (1965)

Michael Leroy KOPTYRA, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4965.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Second District.

February 26, 1965.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1965.

William T. Swigert, of Greene, Ayres, Swigert & Cluster, Ocala, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert G. Stokes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lakeland, for appellee.

SMITH, Chief Judge.

The defendant seeks reversal of his conviction for unlawfully possessing and having in his control a certain narcotic drug, cannabis, commonly known as marijuana. He contends that the trial court erred in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. United States v. ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
  4. Benefield v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  5. Charles F. Leahy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Rotenberry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. State v. HumeSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Herrera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  4. Moody v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  5. State v. RouseDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970

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