Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Denise ROSE, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-11-07
Citations: 804 So. 2d 454
Docket Number: No. 4D00-4257
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Denise ROSE, Appellee.
Judges: DELL, FARMER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 804
Pages: 454–454

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Denise ROSE, Appellee.
No. 4D00-4257.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov. 7, 2001.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 6, 2001.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Barbara A. Zappi, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauder-dale, for appellant.
Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Jennifer Brooks, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The state appeals from the trial court's order granting appellee, Denise Rose, a new trial. During the trial, the trial court refused appellee's request that the trial court instruct the jury that she had to have had knowledge of the illicit nature of the substance she was charged with possessing contrary to the requirement of Chicone v. State, 684 So.2d 736 (Fla.1996). See also Hampton v. State, 796 So.2d 1260 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). Recognizing its error, the trial court granted appellee's motion for new trial. We affirm.
DELL, FARMER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.