Gissendanner v. State

373 So.2d 898 (1979)

Clarence GISSENDANNER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 52736.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 26, 1979.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, and David S. Bergdoll, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

ENGLAND, Chief Judge.

Appellant Gissendanner was charged and convicted of introduction or possession of a narcotic, hypnotic, or excitative drug — marijuana — into or upon the grounds of a county detention facility in violation of section 951.22(1), Florida Statutes (1975). In a…