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DUARTE v. STATE

No. 91-1079.

598 So.2d 270 (1992)

Raul DUARTE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

May 12, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett Brummer, Public Defender, and Valerie Jonas, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Roberta G. Mandel and Giselle D. Lylen, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, BASKIN and COPE, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Raul Duarte appeals from his conviction and sentence for trafficking in cocaine. We reverse.

Duarte was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine after undercover police officers discovered a cocaine processing lab in the home of one of Duarte's friends. At trial, during cross-examination, the lead detective testified that, to his knowledge, the lab was not processed for fingerprints because the chemicals in the lab would have destroyed...

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