Long v. State

GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

The state charged appellants Whitehead and Gillen with violation of the RICO statute and charged all three appellants with conspiracy to traffic in certain controlled substances. The appellants ultimately pled nolo contendere, reserving the right to appeal the denial of several motions.

Appellants Whitehead and Gillen argue that their RICO convictions must be reversed because the state’s information against them was identical to the one we deemed legally insufficient in Beatty v. State, 418 So.2d 271 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982). The state argues under the rationale of Dean v.…