Case Name: Francis Anthony VITALE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-04-10
Citations: 595 So. 2d 1121
Docket Number: No. 91-1795
Parties: Francis Anthony VITALE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: COBB, SHARP, W. and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 595
Pages: 1121–1121

Head Matter:
Francis Anthony VITALE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-1795.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
April 10, 1992.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Brynn Newton, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Myra J. Fried, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We find no error in the trial proceedings below except in the jury instructions given on trafficking in cocaine. While this appeal was pending, the Supreme Court of Florida decided State v. Weller, 590 So.2d 923 (Fla.1991). We agree with appellant that the supreme court intends for the rule of Weller to apply both to trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. Id. at 927. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial with jury instructions conforming to the requirements of Weller.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
COBB, SHARP, W. and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.