CORTES v. STATE

No. 95-220.

670 So.2d 119 (1996)

Balduino CORTES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. White, Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Roberta G. Mandel, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Before GERSTEN, GODERICH and GREEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Balduino Cortes appeals his conviction and sentence for trafficking in cocaine. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

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