Timothy Scott Young v. State of Florida

In this appeal of a conviction for trafficking, possession of controlled substance, and possession of less than 20 grams of a controlled substance, Timothy Scott Young raises, through counsel, a single issue: whether fundamental error resulted from defense counsel’s explanation of the reasonable doubt standard during jury selection. We will not comment on whether defense counsel did misstate the reasonable doubt standard, for even if defense counsel did misstate the standard, such an error cannot be raised on direct appeal. Appointed appellate counsel asserts that he is not raising a claim of…