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680 So. 2d 601

Davis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 25, 1996

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1996-09-25

Relies on 663 So. 2d 624 - Atkins v. State · Jones v. State · 672 So. 2d 530 - The Florida Bar v. Maynard

Decided 1996-09-25

PER CURIAM.

¶1Although the evidence is sufficient to sustain appellant’s conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, we reverse the conviction and remand for new trial because the trial court’s preliminary instructions regarding reasonable doubt constituted fundamental error. See Jones v. State, 656 So.2d 489 (Fla. 4th DCA), rev. denied, 663 So.2d 632 (Fla.1995), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 1451, 134 L.Ed.2d 570 (1996).

¶2Nevertheless, we certify as one of great public importance the same question certified in Wilson v. State, 668 So.2d 998 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995), rev. granted, 672 So.2d 543 (Fla.1996).

GLICKSTEIN, WARNER and GROSS, JJ., concur.
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