Legal Opinion

Campana v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 9, 2000No. 4D99-0793Published

1Opinion of the CourtGross, J.

We affirm appellant’s conviction of trafficking in cocaine. See § 893.135(l)(b)l.c., Fla. Stat. (1997). The trial court correctly denied appellant’s request to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of attempted trafficking in cocaine, since the only evidence in the case proved a “completed offense.” Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.510(a); see Ostrum v. State, 638 So.2d 594 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994); Henry v. State, 445 So.2d 707 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984); Lunsford v. State, 426 So.2d 1178 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

Appellant showed the undercover officer two bundles of money and made a number of incriminating…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Henry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  2. Lunsford v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  3. Ostrum v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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