DOWNING v. STATE

No. 71629.

536 So.2d 189 (1988)

Richard A. DOWNING, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Tierney, III, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Royall P. Terry, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.


GRIMES, Justice.

Petitioner Richard Downing and his codefendant, Martha Munroe, were the objects of a reverse-sting operation run by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). They were charged with conspiracy to traffic in cocaine* and tried jointly. The jury found both guilty as charged. Downing's conviction and twenty-five year sentence were affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal. That court certified the following questions...

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