Medina v. State

Appellant and codefendant Aristides Cruz were arrested and charged with trafficking and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine in an amount over 400 grams. They were tried together and were convicted. Cruz’s conviction was affirmed. See Cruz v. State, 621 So.2d 445 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). He did not raise, in his appeal, the issue upon which appellant’s conviction is being reversed. The arrest was the result of an undercover operation set up by a detective and a confidential informant.

Appellant raises several points on appeal, one of which has merit, requiring reversal; namely, the trial court’s…