Case Name: Ruperto ALMANZA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-10-31
Citations: 570 So. 2d 363
Docket Number: No. 89-2172
Parties: Ruperto ALMANZA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DOWNEY and WALDEN, JJ., and WESSEL, JOHN D„ Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 570
Pages: 363–364

Head Matter:
Ruperto ALMANZA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-2172.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 31, 1990.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 18, 1990.
Diane V. Ward, Miami, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The appellant, Ruperto Almanza, was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and was sentenced to fifteen (15) years in the Department of Corrections and a $250,000.00 fine.
The state concedes a Richardson violation which requires a reversal and remand. Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla.1971); Smith v. State, 500 So.2d 125 (Fla.1987).
We affirm as to the remaining appellate points.
AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED.
DOWNEY and WALDEN, JJ., and WESSEL, JOHN D" Associate Judge, concur.