Supreme Court of Florida

State v. Estevez

November 24, 1999753 So. 2d 1

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that a mandatory minimum sentence under §893.135 cannot be imposed unless the jury’s verdict form expressly finds the defendant trafficked at least 400 grams of cocaine, even when the quantity is uncontroverted, and affirmed the district court’s reversal of the trial judge’s sentence.