State v. Dixon

FRANK, Judge.

The state has appealed the trial court’s dismissal of an information on the ground that the appellee, Bobby Lewis Dixon, had been twice placed in jeopardy. Based upon our consideration of the record and the reasoning set forth below, we reverse.

Dixon and two codefendants were charged in a four-count information with trafficking in cocaine, possession of diazep-am, sale of diazepam and conspiracy to traffic in more than 20 grams of metha-qualone. Dixon pleaded not guilty to each count. An amended information was thereafter filed to correct a technical defect arising solely from…