Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. George CERRITO, Lazaro Blanco and Carlos Copa, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-03-04
Citations: 595 So. 2d 247
Docket Number: No. 90-2317
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. George CERRITO, Lazaro Blanco and Carlos Copa, Appellees.
Judges: HERSEY and WARNER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 595
Pages: 247–248

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. George CERRITO, Lazaro Blanco and Carlos Copa, Appellees.
No. 90-2317.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 4, 1992.
Rehearings and Rehearings En Banc April 16, 1992.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Michael D. Gelety, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee-Cerrito.
Bruce S. Reich, Miami, for appellee-Blan-co.
David W. Collins, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee-Copa.

Opinion:
ON REMAND
PER CURIAM.
Based on State v. Hunter, 586 So.2d 319 (Fla.1991) we reverse the order of the trial court dismissing the charges against appellees Cerrito, Blanco and Copa. The facts of this case do not rise to entrapment as a matter of law. See Cruz v. State, 465 So.2d 516 (Fla.), cert, denied, 473 U.S. 905, 105 S.Ct. 3527, 87 L.Ed.2d 652 (1985). Furthermore, as to Blanco and Copa neither claims of entrapment nor due process are available as a defense to the charges. See State v. Hunter, 586 So.2d 319 (Fla.1991); State v. Garcia, 528 So.2d 76 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988), rev. denied, 536 So.2d 244 (Fla.1988).
HERSEY and WARNER, JJ., concur.
POLEN, J., dissents with opinion.