Bynes v. State

Oct 24, 2001
4D99-1508
Reporters:
,
Before:
Warner, Dell, Taylor (per curiam)

PER CURIAM.

In Davis v. State, 26 Fla. L. Weekly D2385, ___ So.2d ___, 2001 WL 1190941 (Fla. 4th DCA Oct. 3, 2001), ‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍we reversed the conviction of appellant‘s co-defendant, his wife, on the ground that the jury instructions on entrapment were inaccurate and misleading. We follow Davis and reverse appellant‘s conviction for ‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine on the same ground. As in Davis, the error is not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. See Anderson v. State, 780 So.2d 1012, 1014-15 ‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‍(Fla. 4th DCA 2001).

Reversed and remanded for a new trial.

WARNER, DELL and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.