FELTON v. STATE

No. 2D00-3905.

812 So.2d 525 (2002)

Johnny FELTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Raymond Dix, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Wendy Buffington, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


FULMER, Judge.

Johnny Felton appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. We reverse because the trial court erred in failing to hold a Richardson1 hearing when it was alerted to a possible discovery violation.

During a narcotics surveillance operation, Officer Rahmings arrested Felton after observing him discarding a bag containing cocaine. At trial, Felton denied having possessed...

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