Legal Opinion

Rowell v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 30, 1980No. MM-367PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLS, Chief Judge.

Appellant challenges his convictions of possession of more than five grams of cannabis, possession of cannabis with intent to sell, and possession of phencyclidine on the ground that the trial court erred in denying his motion to disclose the identity of a confidential informant. We affirm.

The confidential informant participated in a controlled buy of cannabis which formed the basis of a search warrant. The allegations of the search warrant were that cannabis was possessed in a dwelling occupied by several white males, one of whom was known as “Jimmy.”

The evidence showed…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Spataro v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  3. Treverrow v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
  4. McCants v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. ZamoraDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. Mingle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  3. State v. ChamblinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. Harris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API