CHAVEZ v. STATE

No. 68-24.

215 So.2d 750 (1968)

Armando CHAVEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Second District.

November 20, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond E. LaPorte, of Ragano & LaPorte, Tampa, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William D. Roth, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lakeland, for appellee.


MANN, Judge.

If oratory comes, can reversal be far behind? In this case a zealous prosecutor, summing up to the jury, said, "This is your community. If you believe that Deputy Booth is lying on that witness stand, if you think that he's mistaken then you come in with a verdict of an acquittal and let him go back out in your community and handle more morphine."

The appellant was convicted of unlawful possession of narcotics, precisely the offense he was charged...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases