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ROGERS v. STATE

No. 2D99-4354.

774 So.2d 45 (2000)

John Henry ROGERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Howardene Garrett, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ann Pfeiffer Howe, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

CASANUEVA, Judge.

John Henry Rogers appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine.1 During his jury trial, he requested an instruction based on Chicone v. State, 684 So.2d 736 (Fla.1996), that guilty knowledge is an essential element of the crime of possession of cocaine. Mr. Rogers correctly asserts that the trial court's denial of the requested instruction was error. Accordingly, we reverse...

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