ZARATTINI v. STATE

No. 89-2809.

571 So.2d 553 (1990)

Ronald L. ZARATTINI, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tanja Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Lynn G. Waxman, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


LETTS, Judge.

The defendant appeals the trial court giving the jury a partial written re-instruction. We agree that was error and reverse.

During its deliberations, the jury asked for a copy of the definition of possession of cocaine. The trial court, over defense counsel's objection, read aloud the definition of the term "possession." The jury, thereafter, renewed its request to have the possession definition in writing. A completed copy of all the instructions...

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