Melendez v. State

HENDRY, Judge.

The appellant was defendant below, having been charged with unlawful sale of narcotics and unlawful possession of narcotics. He entered, a plea of not guilty, and the trial began at 10:30 A. M., October IS, 1968, in the Criminal Court of Record in and for Dade County. At that time, due to communication difficulties between the offices of defense counsel and the State Attorney, the appellant himself had not been notified to be in attendance at the court. A decision was made by the trial judge to proceed, and a recess was taken until 12:30 P. M., the same day, after which the…