Dunbar v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
W. SHARP, Judge.
Dunbar pled no contest to three counts of unlawful sale and delivery of a controlled substance, after reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to dismiss. His argument on appeal is that the trial court should have dismissed the charges because Dunbar sold the drugs to a confidential inf or-, mant who was paid money in exchange for his testimony and this amounted to a de facto contingency fee which violated Dunbar’s due process rights.1
The record does not establish that the confidential informant had any financial stake in the outcome of the case or that he had to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. GlossonSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- State v. HunterSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- State v. McQueenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- State v. EvansDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Hittle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
3Cited by2 opinions
- Cooper v. CooperDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Bates v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994