STATE v. CUESTA

No. 85-636.

490 So.2d 239 (1986)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Pedro John CUESTA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 27, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Katherine V. Blanco, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


SCHEB, Acting Chief Judge.

The state appeals the trial court's refusal to impose a mandatory minimum sentence on defendant Pedro John Cuesta for his conviction for trafficking in cocaine.

Defendant entered a plea of no contest to the trafficking charge, leaving defendant's sentence to the discretion of the trial judge. At the sentencing hearing, the state noted it had discussed with defendant the possibility of his rendering substantial assistance pursuant...

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