Rielli v. Oliver

Carley, Judge.

Appellant filed a plea of double jeopardy as to certain criminal charges which were pending against him. The appellee-trial judge denied appellant’s plea of double jeopardy, specifically finding in his order that the plea was frivolous and dilatory. Appellant filed a direct appeal to this court from the order denying his plea. After appellant’s notice of appeal had been filed, the appellee-trial judge refused to continue appellant’s trial and ordered that the trial be held on the date originally scheduled. Appellant then filed in the trial court a petition seeking a writ of…