Harper v. State

The question in this appeal is whether Antwyne Harper was convicted of an offense which was barred by the statute of limitations. We conclude that the answer is yes.

Defendant-appellant Harper was charged with committing multiple offenses on December 24, 2003. One of these was the offense of resisting an officer with violence to his person in violation of section 843.01, Florida Statutes (2003). The original information was filed on January 14, 2004 and was well within the statute of limitations.

On May 1, 2007, the State filed an amended information which added the new charge of fleeing or…