Case Name: Stephen T. SIAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-03-03
Citations: 539 So. 2d 22
Docket Number: No. 87-819
Parties: Stephen T. SIAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DANAHY, A.C.J., and HALL, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 539
Pages: 22–23

Head Matter:
Stephen T. SIAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 87-819.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
March 3, 1989.
Stephen T. Sias, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Opinion:
FRANK, Judge.
The appellant was convicted for possession of contraband in a state correctional facility. His attorney requested that the jury be instructed on the next lesser included offense of the crime charged — possession of less than twenty grams of marijuana. The trial court denied the request. The state concedes that Wilcott v. State, 509 So.2d 261 (Fla.1987), is precisely on point requiring us to reverse and remand for a new trial.
The appellant's second point, concerning the denial of his motion to suppress, is meritless.
REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR NEW TRIAL.
DANAHY, A.C.J., and HALL, J., concur.