PENA v. STATE

No. 82-1073.

432 So.2d 715 (1983)

Andres PENA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and John H. Lipinski and Julio E. Jimenez, Sp. Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Marti A. Rothenberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and NESBITT, JJ.


NESBITT, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction for the crimes of conspiracy to commit a felony and dealing in stolen property. We reverse.

Prior to trial, the defense sought the address of the confidential informant, whose identity was known to both sides. The court ordered the state to furnish the address, but later reversed its ruling. During the trial, the court refused to allow questions as to the informant's whereabouts, even though one of...

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