Legal Opinion
Hamon v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 22, 1999No. 97-3637PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRUSCIANTE, JOHN A., Associate Judge.
Lamount Hamon appeals from an adjudication of guilt for attempted purchase of cocaine stemming from a reverse-sting operation where the undercover officers were selling counterfeit cocaine. He argues that, under section 817.564, Florida Statutes (1997), his due process rights were violated when police sold him the counterfeit cocaine. We disagree and affirm his conviction.
It is undisputed that section 817.564 does not provide an exemption for the sale of imitation controlled substances by law enforcement officers acting in a criminal investigation. As…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Malinski v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
- Kelly v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Metcalf v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. MyersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- Thompson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011