Reid v. State

Duane Reid, charged below with ten felony drug offenses, petitions this Court for a writ of prohibition to prevent his continued prosecution. For the reasons that follow, we deny the petition on the merits.

Petitioner was initially arrested for eighteen felony charges in October, 2007. (Case No. 07-19338CF10A). On November 20, 2007, the Broward State Attorney’s Office (hereinafter “state”) filed a “no information” decision. As a result, Petitioner was released from the Broward County jail on November 30, 2007.

Subsequently, on March 25, 2008 the state filed an information and re-alleged *278eight…