Davie v. State

We reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial court failed to conduct an inquiry as to the prejudicial nature of a defense discovery violation as required by Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla.1971).

The defense contended that an undercover police officer had misidentified the defendant as the man who sold cocaine to her in February 1988. The officer testified at trial that she did not notice that the cocaine seller had a gold front tooth, engraved with a “J”. However the defendant had such a tooth and his dental records documented that it was implanted two months before the…