Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 27, 1990No. 89-00788Published

1Opinion of the Court

LEHAN, Judge.

We affirm defendant’s convictions for trafficking in cocaine in excess of 400 grams, a violation of section 893.135(1)(b)3, Florida Statutes (1983), and for conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, a violation of section 893.135(4), Florida Statutes (1983). The convictions arose from defendant’s involvement in a scheme in which cocaine contained in a duffel bag was surreptitiously dropped, at a pre-arranged location in west central Florida, from an aircraft piloted by defendant during a DEA-sponsored flight.

There was sufficient circumstantial evidence of defendant’s involvement in the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Donald James and David Anthony Butler, United States of America v. Henry Smith and Kenneth Wayne WhitmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. AmmarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. TraitzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  4. State v. MoralesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Garcia v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

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