Legal Opinion

Urban v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 10, 2003No. 5D02-3993Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHARP, W., J.

Urban appeals from a final judgment entered after he pled nolo contendere to the offenses of trafficking in oxycodone,1 and sale of clonzaepam.2 He contends that he was “entrapped” by law enforcement officers, and that their egregious conduct violated his constitutional due process rights under article I, section 9 of the Florida Constitution, and amendments 5 and 14 of the United States Constitution. In order to prevail on this ground, Urban must demonstrate that law enforcement’s conduct was so outrageous and egregious it constituted entrapment, as a matter of law, regardless…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Munoz v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. State v. SargentDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  3. Sargent v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994

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