Legal Opinion

Zonecol v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 16, 1999No. Nos. 98-2844, 98-2457PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtCope, J.

This is an appeal from an order summarily denying defendant-appellant’s motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We remand for an evidentiary hearing.

According to defendant’s motion, defendant was charged with participating in a hand-to-hand nighttime sale of a cocaine rock along with codefendant Lanish Johnson. In order not to disclose the identity of a confidential informant, the law enforcement officer did not make the arrest immediately, but instead returned to the area two days later. From a point of concealment, the undercover officer directed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Reid v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. Hilbert v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  4. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  5. Carter v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ash v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

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