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Morton v. State

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BENNY MORTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D06-4294 COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, FIFTH DISTRICT January 25, 2008, Opinion Filed PRIOR HISTORY:    [*1] Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County, G. Richard Singeltary, Judge. COUNSEL:   James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Meghan Ann Collins, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas T. Squire, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. JUDGES:   EVANDER, J. GRIFFIN and ORFINGER, JJ., concur. OPINION BY:   EVANDER OPINION   EVANDER, J. Morton was convicted, after a jury trial, of sale of cocaine. The State’s primary witness was a confidential informant who had agreed to provide assistance to law enforcement after his own arrest for possession of cocaine...continue to full post

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