SALCINES, Judge.
Victor Lambert appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine. He asserts that the trial court's refusal to give his requested jury instruction was erroneous and was not harmless error. We agree and reverse.
Lambert was arrested on a single charge of illegal possession of cocaine, a third-degree felony. The seized cocaine consisted of a very small amount of residue inside a glass pipe. On February 5, 1997, the matter proceeded to a jury...
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