PRIDE v. STATE

No. 1D00-1414.

809 So.2d 40 (2002)

Larry PRIDE, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender and Andrew Thomas, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Lori D. Stith, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PADOVANO, J.

Larry Pride, Jr., the defendant, appeals his convictions on two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to sell and two counts of sale of cocaine. We conclude that the trial court erred by admitting hearsay evidence that the defendant had been selling drugs in the neighborhood. Consequently, we reverse for a new trial.

The case against the defendant involved two drug transactions both of which were considered in a single jury trial. According...

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