Kevin Osorio v. State of Florida
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtKlingensmith, J.
Kevin Osorio appeals his convictions for possession of. cannabis under twenty (20) grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, and trafficking in gamma-butyrolactone (“GBL”). 1 We-write to address three of the issues Osorio has raised on appeal.
First, Osorio claims that the trial court erred by ruling that testimony regarding conversations between Osorio and the State’s confidential informant, and among detectives and the informant, was inadmissible hearsay evidence. He argues that because the informant acted as an agent of the State, the informant’s statements were admissible as statements of a…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- United States v. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
- United States v. Karyn Rene Walther, United States of America v. Graciela Barba-BarbaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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