RAS v. STATE

No. 88-03331.

610 So.2d 24 (1992)

Arthur F. RAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 25, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Regina W. Cosper, Sarasota, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PARKER, Judge.

Arthur Ras appeals his conviction for trafficking in cocaine, alleging insufficient evidence. We agree and reverse.

The evidence in the light most favorable to the state shows the following. Ras and Raymond Frank, a suspected drug dealer, met undercover detectives at a lounge. Frank told the detectives that Ras wanted to purchase cocaine. Ras and Frank accompanied the detectives to the detectives' motel room. Ras negotiated the price for three...

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