Pisegna v. State

Orlando Pisegna appeals from a judgment finding him guilty of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. We reverse.

This case involves an alleged drug sale which was consummated on May 7, 1985, after several days of negotiations. The sale took place at a codefendant’s residence in Broward County. After the alleged sale took place, police surveillance units arrested all those present at the scene of the sale, including the appellant.

The state filed a three-count information charging Pisegna with: (I) trafficking in cocaine, (II) conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and (III) possession of a controlled…