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YANES v. STATE

No. 81-1244.

418 So.2d 1247 (1982)

Francisco YANES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 8, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome M. Rosenblum, Hollywood, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Russell S. Bohn, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

WALDEN, Judge.

Yanes was convicted of trafficking in cocaine. He appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Several points merit discussion because they jointly and singly constitute reversible error.

First, after the jury had retired to deliberate, the jury returned and requested, "May we have a copy of the law pertaining to trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine?" The court responded, "I don't want to take my book apart because I've...

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