GRIFFIN v. STATE

No. 75-530.

334 So.2d 288 (1976)

Charles GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Bruce Zeidel, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Basil S. Diamond, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Harry M. Hipler, Legal Intern, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


DOWNEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of possession of heroin. His sole point on appeal concerns the admission of certain testimony which could be categorized as "Williams Rule" evidence.

A police officer testified that he received information from a confidential informant that appellant was in a certain poolroom and that he had heroin in his possession. The officer went to the poolroom and placed appellant under arrest. He reached into appellant's shirt...

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