WHITFIELD v. STATE

No. BP-300.

517 So.2d 23 (1987)

Anthony WHITFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

On Motion to Certify Question December 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Phil Patterson, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Gregory Costas, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant has filed a pro se motion requesting leave to file a supplemental brief. He alleges he requested his appellate counsel to raise, as an issue on appeal, the failure of the trial court to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of attempted possession of cocaine. According to appellant, counsel was of the opinion that raising the issue would be "futile", and the initial brief reflects that the issue has not been raised.

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