Guerra-Villafane v. Singletary

In his petition for writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner, Roberto Guerra-Villafane, as-*973serte that his appellate counsel was ineffective in failing to seek appellate review of the trial court’s denial of his requested jury instruction on entrapment. The petitioner maintains, and we agree, that the standard instruction given by the trial court was insufficient under Munoz v. State, 629 So.2d 90 (Fla.1993). We therefore grant the petition and remand for a new trial.

The petitioner was arrested during a sting operation and charged with conspiracy to traffic in cocaine pursuant to section…