Rivera v. State

SILBERMAN, Judge.

Yousel L. Rivera appeals his judgment and mandatory life sentence for attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer with a firearm. He raises five issues on appeal, but we discuss the only one that requires reversal. Based on Ramroop v. State, 214 So.3d 657 (Fla. 2017), we reverse and remand for a new trial because the trial court failed to give the requested jury instruction regarding whether Rivera had knowledge that the victim was a law enforcement officer.

The offense arose as the result of a traffic stop during which Rivera was a passenger. When the officer…