Rivera v. State

SILBERMAN, Judge.

Nelson Rivera appeals his convictions and sentences for eight drug offenses that he committed after a confidential informant (Cl) befriended him. An initial brief was filed pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and this court subsequently ordered merits briefing on two issues. The State has failed to establish that the error in prohibiting defense evidence of lack of a prior criminal record to support Rivera’s subjective entrapment defense was harmless; therefore, we reverse and remand for a new trial. Our disposition on the…