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RODRIGUEZ v. STATE

No. 2D03-4071.

875 So.2d 748 (2004)

Carlos Ruben RODRIGUEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 16, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Sean K. Ahmend, Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallachassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Carlos Rodriguez contends that his convictions for trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine must be reversed because the prosecutor's questions and arguments at Rodriguez's trial improperly shifted the burden of proof to him. We agree.

This case involved a credibility contest between David Scheffler and Juan Rodriguez (who is not related to Carlos). These men were the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Hillsborough County...

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