STATE v. DELVA

No. 75784.

575 So.2d 643 (1991)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Batraville Vincent DELVA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Jacqueline M. Valdespino, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for petitioner.

David A. Corden, Corvallis, Or., for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

In Delva v. State, 557 So.2d 52 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), the district court of appeal reversed Delva's conviction for trafficking in cocaine because the trial court did not instruct the jury on an element of the crime, i.e., Delva's knowledge that the substance was cocaine. In an unpublished order denying rehearing, the court certified the following question as being of great public importance:

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