Legal Opinion
Boykin v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 8, 1982No. Nos. 81-11, 81-213, 81-469 and 81-955PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.
Appellants Chippas, Boykin, Buchanan and Tharp appeal their convictions for conspiracy to traffic in excess of 100 pounds of cannabis and trafficking in excess of 100 pounds of cannabis. While Chippas and Tharp were tried separately, the convictions here arise from the same events and essentially involve the same issues.
*539The state basically sought to prove that Chippas was the organizer and financier of an operation, in which Boykin, Buchanan and Tharp participated, to fly a plane load of marijuana from Colombia, Smith America to an airstrip in Osceola County.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
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