AVILA v. STATE

No. 4D98-3856.

762 So.2d 934 (2000)

Juan AVILA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Ian Seldin, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carol Cobourn Asbury, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

We reverse Avila's conviction for trafficking in cocaine because of prejudicial error in admitting expert testimony that in narcotics transactions money may be "fronted." This testimony was the state's explanation for the failure to find narcotics purchase money on Avila at the time of his arrest. As to all other issues raised, we find no reversible error.

Avila was arrested after a narcotics transaction arranged by a confidential informant at...

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