Legal Opinion
Richardson v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 11, 2002No. 2D01-3652PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILBERMAN, Judge.
John Leslie Richardson seeks certiorari review of the trial court’s order denying his motion to compel discovery. We deny the petition because Richardson did not carry his burden to obtain the requested discovery.
Richardson was charged with violating the Florida RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act, chapter *801895, Florida Statutes (1997), and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine in excess of 190 pounds. In the trial court, Richardson sought to compel certain discovery from the State including answers to questions that Detective Gary Russ declined to answer…
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- United States v. JamesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Gray v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- State v. A.R.S.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
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