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Hutto v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 22, 2015No. 2D14-5588PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Charles Andrew Hutto petitions this court for a writ of prohibition seeking to prevent the circuit court from trying him for an offense for which he has previously been placed in jeopardy. We grant his petition.

An officer of the New Port Richey Police Department issued Mr. Hutto a Pasco County ordinance citation charging him with possession of illicit synthetic drugs in violation of section 66-62 of ordinance 12-23 of the Pasco County Code of Ordinances. Mr. Hutto asserts, and the State does not dispute, that the substance he possessed was synthetic marijuana. The citation…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Hudson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. United States v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Waller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gregory Gun v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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