Legal Opinion
Fontana v. Rice
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided October 27, 1994No. 82690PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
644 So.2d 502 (1994)
Christian FONTANA, Petitioner,
v.
Everett RICE, Sheriff, Pinellas County, Florida, Respondent.
No. 82690.
Supreme Court of Florida.
October 27, 1994.
Robert E. Jagger, Public Defender, and James J. Armington, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Brenda S. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for respondent.
WELLS, Justice.
We have for review a decision of the district court which certified the following question to be of great public importance:
WHEN A TRIAL COURT HAS DISMISSED CRIMINAL CHARGES AND THE STATE TAKES AN APPEAL FROM THE…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Harrington v. GenungDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Fontana v. RiceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
3Cited by1 opinion
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