Legal Opinion

Shaw v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 6, 1972No. P-391PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant was convicted after a jury trial on charges of possession and sale of heroin. Both charges arose out of the same criminal transaction.

The first contention made by appellant is that the trial judge committed reversible error by refusing to instruct the jury on the* issue of entrapment as requested by defense counsel. No error has been shown in this regard. See Blackshear v. State, 246 So.2d 173 (Fla.App.1971).

There is merit to appellant’s second point which contends that the trial court erred in imposing separate sentences for possession and sale of heroin when the record reflects…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
  2. Wells v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
  3. Blackshear v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  2. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  3. Singleton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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