Cherilus v. State

Appellant Maxime Cherilus was found guilty of delivery of cocaine under sections 893.13(l)(a) and (2)(a), Florida Statutes (2012). Notwithstanding the State’s recommendation of an eighteen-month prison sentence (followed by two years of probation), Appellant was sentenced to ten years in prison. Appellant raises three issues on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that knowledge was an element of the offense of delivery of cocaine; (2) the trial court erred in restricting Appellant’s cross-examination^ concerning the informant’s background; and (3) the trial…