Legal Opinion

Cortez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 15, 1986No. BG-229PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

488 So.2d 163 (1986)

Manny Malonzo CORTEZ, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. BG-229.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 15, 1986.

Lacy Mahon, Jr. and Mark Mahon, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., John W. Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

MILLS, Judge.

Cortez appeals from a conviction for two counts of possession of controlled substances. He contends the trial court erred in denying his motions for a judgment of acquittal on the cannabis possession count, in departing from the sentencing guidelines, and in denying his motion for a mistrial…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Albritton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  3. State v. MurraySupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  4. Irwin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hoyte v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. Julian v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  3. Bailey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  5. Melton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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