PEZZELLA v. STATE

No. 84-750.

513 So.2d 1328 (1987)

William PEZZELLA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Kalter, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Richard L. Polin, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Jeri L. Weintraub, Certified Legal Intern, for appellee.

Before HENDRY, NESBITT and BASKIN, JJ.


HENDRY, Judge.

Defendant, William Pezzella, appeals his conviction and sentence for trafficking in methaqualone. Defendant contends that he was entrapped. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.

On July 10, 1983, Janine Hurd approached the North Miami Beach Police Department with information that William Pezzella was buying and selling quaaludes. Hurd also informed the police that a friend of hers had been murdered recently and she thought Pezzella's father...

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