Booker v. State

497 So.2d 957 (1986)

Billy M. BOOKER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. BK-187.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 17, 1986.

Ted A. Stokes, Milton, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and John W. Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

ERVIN, Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction of misdemeanor offenses, entered in circuit court, arguing that the circuit court lacked jurisdiction to try the misdemeanor charges. We agree and reverse.

The appellant was charged in circuit court with one felony and three misdemeanor charges. Upon defense motion, the felony charge…