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· 10/12/2016

Michael Ratley v. State of Florida

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that “to invoke estoppel against the Government, the party claiming estoppel must show ‘affirmative misconduct’ as opposed to mere failure to inform or assist”
  • noting that concession of guilt “severely limit[ed] [the defendant’s] ability to complain of purported errors”
  • explaining that the defendant \'does not dispute the government's assertion that he made no attempt to operate as a classic collective'\ as permitted by a \California statute [] allowing medical marijuana collectives\
  • finding the statement that “[Defendant] didn’t know anything about this deal” not admissible under Rule 804(b)(3
  • finding the statement that “[Defendant] didn’t know anything about this deal” not admissible under Rule 804(b)(3
  • requiring the defendant show that “an authorized government official, empowered to render the claimed erroneous advice . . . who has been made aware of all the relevant historical facts” authorized the conduct

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