Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Earles GONZALEZ, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1988-08-02
Citations: 528 So. 2d 1297
Docket Number: No. 87-2790
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Earles GONZALEZ, Appellee.
Judges: Before HUBBART, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 528
Pages: 1297–1298

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Earles GONZALEZ, Appellee.
No. 87-2790.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Aug. 2, 1988.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Steven T. Scott, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Karon, Savikas & Horn and Joshua D. Lerner and Joseph R. Gomez, Sidney Efronson, for appellee.
Before HUBBART, DANIEL S. PEARSON and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
On the authority of State v. Padron, 519 So.2d 1144 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988), a companion case where the charges against a code-fendant were reinstated, we reverse the order dismissing an information charging the defendant with trafficking and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. Failure of the state to disclose the identity of a confidential informant does not automatically entitle a defendant to dismissal of the charges. There must be a determination as to the necessity for disclosure, government misconduct, and prejudice to the accused. See State v. Acosta, 439 So.2d 1024 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).
Reversed and remanded.