Florida’s 6th District Court of Appeal ruled that the defendant was not entitled to a mistrial after a co-defendant testified he and the defendant texted about committing an additional, uncharged robbery. However, one judge disagreed. CASE: Quesada v. State, — So.3d — (Fla. 6th DCA 2026) Charge(s): Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Firearm, Attempted Robbery, Attempted Felony Murder Outcome: …

Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal REVERSED a defendant’s conviction, finding the judge’s failure to instruct the jury on entrapment required the defendant to receive a new trial. CASE: Johnson v. State, 789 So.2d 1071 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001) Charge(s): Possession of Cocaine Outcome: Conviction REVERSED, as the trial judge failed to instruct the jury on entrapment even though SOME …

Case Summary Florida’s 6th District Court of Appeal ruled in late February 2026 that the defendant was not clearly induced to commit the charged offenses, reversing a judge’s order dismissing the case. CASE: State v. Gadbois (Fla. 6th DCA, Feb. 28, 2026) CHARGE(S): Soliciting Prostitution OUTCOME: Dismissal of the case REVERSED, as the 6th DCA found it was a question …

Case Summary Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal reversed a defendant’s drug trafficking conviction after the trial judge prohibited his attorney from asking potential jurors about whether they would accept an entrapment defense. CASE: Harrison v. State, 172 So.3d 1018 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) Charge(s): Drug Trafficking (Cocaine) Outcome: Conviction REVERSED, as the trial judge impermissibly prevented the defense from …

Case Summary Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal ruled that the defendant was not objectively entrapped – and was not subjectively entrapped because despite an apparent lack of predisposition to commit the offenses, he was not induced to act unlawfully. CASE: Senger v. State, 200 So.3d 137 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) Charge(s): Solicitation of a Minor, Traveling to Meet a …

Case Summary Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that a defendant was not entrapped by police in a sting operation during which he allegedly solicited what he believed to be a minor for sex. CASE: Marreel v. State, 841 So.2d 600 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003) Charge(s): Solicitation of a Minor Outcome: Guilty plea AFFIRMED, as the defendant was not …

Case Summary Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal found that a defendant was not “entrapped” by police in a sting operation involving the alleged sale of drugs – but one judge disagreed. CASE: Blanco v. State, 218 So.3d 939 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017) Charge(s): Trafficking in Crystal Methamphetamine Outcome: Conviction affirmed due to lack of entrapment by law enforcement, as …

Case Summary Florida’s Supreme Court reversed a ruling from Florida’s 2nd District Court of Appeal that found a defendant was not unlawfully entrapped – and affirmed a 1st DCA decision that found entrapment under nearly identical circumstances. CASE: Teague v. State, 472 So.2d 461 (Fla. 1985) Charge(s): Grand Theft Outcome: Conviction reversed due to entrapment of the defendant by law …

Case Summary Florida’s 4th District Court of Appeal reversed a defendant’s conviction for cocaine trafficking after the trial judge “abused his discretion” by prohibiting the defendant’s lawyer from asking potential jurors if they would accept an entrapment defense. CASE: Walker v. State, 724 So.3d 1232 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) Charge(s): Trafficking in Cocaine Outcome: Conviction reversed, as trial judge impermissibly …