Hester v. State

The appellant was charged with trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to possess cocaine in sufficient quantities to call for a fifteen-year minimum-mandatory sentence per the provisions of section 893.135 of the Florida Statutes.

The appellant offered to provide substantial assistance to the prosecuting attorney regarding the identity of his accomplices after the state agreed to waive minimum-mandatory sentences upon two conditions: that the appellant make a statement in regard to the criminal transactions charged which would lend substantial assistance to the prosecution in the…