District Court of Appeal of Florida

A conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine and violation of probation as a result of the drug offense is reversed where reversible error occurred when a prosecutor was permitted to shift the burden of proof to the defendant at trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2006
• Published 05/17/2006

Judges

• TAYLOR, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Jeffrey N. Golant, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.