J. D. SASNETT, APPELLANT (DEFENDANT),

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE (STATE)

Citator

Cited By (12 total)

• Purifoy v. State, 359 So. 2d 446 (Fla. 1978)
  …, J., dissents. . Purifoy v. State, 342 So. 2d 560 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). . Pope v. State, 268 So. 2d 173 (Fla. 2d DCA 1972); Samet v. State, 284 So. 2d 450 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973); Gunn v. State, 336 So. 2d 687 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976). . Fotianos v. State, 329 So. 2d 397 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976). . Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla.Const. . This expert’s view was that the “mature stalks” to which the statute refers means only the major stalk of the plant, and that the stems in evidence were “the little side branches”. This differ…
• Jones v. The Heil Co., 566 So. 2d 565 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990)
  …rgues that the trial court erred in excluding the testimony of Joe Arnett, who was offered by appellant as an expert witness. We find the ruling on Mr. Arnett’s qualifications to have been within the discretion of the trial court. Fotianos v. State, 329 So. 2d 397, 401 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976). Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. SMITH and NIMMONS, JJ., concur. . The Restatement standard essentially asks whether the ordinary consumer’s expectations were frust…
• Turner v. State, 388 So. 2d 254 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980)
  …d botanical aspects of identification of cannabis. The decision as to an expert witness’s qualifications is one left to the trial court’s discretion, reviewable only for abuse. McCormick, Evidence § 13 at 30 (2d ed.1972). See also Fotianos v. State, 329 So. 2d 397, 401 (Fla.1st DCA 1976). Her microscopic examination of the substance revealed cystolith and glandular hairs, indicative of cannabis, but which are found also on many other plants. She could not recall whether the cystolith hairs were located on the…