Legal Opinion
State v. Hampton
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 1, 2010No. 2D09-391PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTENBERND, Judge.
The State appeals the trial court’s order granting a judgment of acquittal on a motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.380(c) after entry of judgment and sentence. We conclude that the trial court erred in granting this motion. Accordingly, we order the trial court on remand to reinstate the judgment and sentence.
Mr. Hampton was charged as a principal with a single count of sale or delivery of cocaine. 1 As explained later in this opinion, Mr. Hampton arranged a sale of cocaine to an undercover deputy sheriff. At trial, the State did not present…
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