In this direct criminal appeal, appellant seeks review of his conviction for sale of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school. He contends that the trial court committed reversible error when it refused his request to instruct the jury that he could be found guilty only if he knew that the substance he sold was cocaine. We agree and, accordingly, reverse.
At trial, the state presented a videotape of what...
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