SASTRE v. STATE

Nos. 85-1476, 85-1679.

487 So.2d 1137 (1986)

Fernando SASTRE and Atilano Dominguez, Appellants, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weiner, Robbins, Tunkey & Ross and Peter Raben, Miami, for Fernando Sastre.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Robert S. Shapiro, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for Atilano Dominguez.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Calvin L. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, NESBITT and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.


BARKDULL, Judge.

Appellants, co-defendants, appeal their convictions of charges of trafficking in cocaine. The record discloses the following. Sastre was introduced to an undercover police officer by one "Obie." Obie was well-known to Sastre. The police considered Obie a confidential informant (CI) during all phases of the trial. Sastre testified that Obie said he was fearful of his (Obie's) life, unless Sastre helped him with a business deal. Sastre and Obie met...

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