District Court of Appeal of Florida July 5, 2001, No. 4D00-3087 (McCormick v. State)

KLEIN, J.

Appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine, but argues that the trial court erred in refusing to give a special jury instruction stating that the defendant must have knowledge of the illicit nature of the substance possessed, citing Chicone v. State, 684 So.2d 736 (Fla.1996). We reverse.

At 3:30 A.M., appellant was stopped for a traffic violation.