Shelton v. State

In Shelton v. State, 654 So. 2d 1295 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995), an undercover officer purchased a cocaine rock from the defendant for $ 20.00. However, neither a twenty dollar bill nor drugs were found on the defendant after his arrest. The officer testified at trial, in response to questions from the prosecutor, that the police "don't always recover the money" and "rarely" recover the drugs in undercover arrests. 654 So. 2d at 1296. The Court held that such testimony was "inadmissible and highly prejudicial." Id.