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Randolph v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 16, 1991
578 So. 2d 1148 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 90-796.

May 16, 1991.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Putnam County; E.L. Eastmoore, Judge.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Paolo G. Annino, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James N. Charles, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


Randolph appeals his conviction for the offense of unlawful sale, delivery or possession with intent to sell or deliver a controlled substance. Randolph argues that the trial court erred in refusing his request to instruct the jury on the charge of simple possession, a permissive lesser included (category 2) offense. We agree.

§ 893.13(1)(a)1., Fla. Stat. (1989).

To be entitled to an instruction on a category 2 offense, both the accusatory pleadings and the evidence must support the commission of the permissive lesser included offense. State v. Daophin, 533 So.2d 761 (Fla. 1988); Wilcott v. State, 509 So.2d 261 (Fla. 1987); Brown v. State, 206 So.2d 377 (Fla. 1968). Since the information filed against Randolph and the state's evidence at trial would support a conviction for the offense of simple possession, Randolph was entitled to an instruction on that charge. Accordingly, we reverse his conviction and remand for a new trial. Garrison v. State, 530 So.2d 365 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988).

GOSHORN and PETERSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Randolph v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
May 16, 1991
578 So. 2d 1148 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Randolph v. State

Case Details

Full title:BENJAMIN RANDOLPH, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: May 16, 1991

Citations

578 So. 2d 1148 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)