State v. Norwood

The State appeals an order granting Todd Norwood’s motion to dismiss. Nor-wood and codefendant Upright were charged with a scheme to defraud and petit theft in connection with their soliciting and collecting donations purportedly on behalf of the Disabled Police Officers of America. Filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(b), the motion challenges the factual allegations of the information. The unsworn motion includes an unsigned contract and refers to a newspaper article and news report from Missouri. The trial court conducted a hearing and dismissed the charges.

An order…