CARMENATES v. STATE

No. 94-2174.

654 So.2d 601 (1995)

Victor CARMENATES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 26, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Marti Rothenberg, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Elliot B. Kula, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, GERSTEN, and GREEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Victor Carmenates, appeals his conviction for trafficking in cocaine. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The trial court committed reversible error by submitting a single written jury instruction on trafficking to the jury without giving the jury all the instructions in writing as required by Rule 3.400(c) of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The rule explicitly states that if a judge decides to provide any written instructions...

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