Case Name: Benjamin RANDOLPH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-05-16
Citations: 578 So. 2d 1148
Docket Number: No. 90-796
Parties: Benjamin RANDOLPH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: GOSHORN and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 578
Pages: 1148–1148

Head Matter:
Benjamin RANDOLPH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 90-796.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
May 16, 1991.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Paolo G. Annino, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty.Gen., Tallahassee, and James N. Charles, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
W. SHARP, Judge.
Randolph appeals his conviction for the offense of unlawful sale, delivery or possession with intent to sell or deliver a controlled substance. Randolph argues that the trial court erred in refusing his request to instruct the jury on the charge of simple possession, a permissive lesser included (category 2) offense. We agree.
To be entitled to an instruction on a category 2 offense, both the accusatory pleadings and the evidence must support the commission of the permissive lesser included offense. State v. Daophin, 533 So.2d 761 (Fla.1988); Wilcott v. State, 509 So.2d 261 (Fla.1987); Brown v. State, 206 So.2d 377 (Fla. 1968). Since the information filed against Randolph and the state's evidence at trial would support a conviction for the offense of simple possession, Randolph was entitled to an instruction on that charge. Accordingly, we reverse his conviction and remand for a new trial. Garrison v. State, 530 So.2d 365 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988).
GOSHORN and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
. § 893.13(l)(a)l" Fla.Stat. (1989).
. § 893.13(l)(f), Fla.Stat. (1989).