Legal Opinion
State v. Henshaw
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 21, 1988No. 87-1858PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
«TOANOS, Judge.
The State of Florida and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office filed a petition for common law certiorari requesting that this court reverse an order which compels the petitioner to reveal the name of a confidential informant. Petitioner argues that the trial court erred in the civil forfeiture proceeding by ordering the state to divulge the name and address of the confidential informant the state relied on during a criminal investigation. We agree. We grant certio-rari and reverse the trial court’s order.
Henshaw was arrested on May 12, 1987, and charged with possession of cocaine.…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re United States of America, Socialist Workers Party v. The Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Treverrow v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
- Jose R. Suarez, Jr., and Virginia Peters Suarez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- In re Forfeiture of 1983 Wellcraft ScarabDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
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