Harrison v. State

Appellant, John Edward Harrison, raises two issues on appeal challenging his judgment and sentence for selling or delivering cocaine. Because we agree with Appellant that the trial court abused its discretion by severely limiting defense counsel’s right to conduct individual voir dire on the defense of entrapment, as authorized by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.300(b), we reverse. In light of this result, we do not address the other issue on appeal.

Appellant was charged with one count of selling or delivering cocaine. During voir dire, defense counsel asked prospective jurors whether…