State v. Griffin
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtGrosshans, J.
*930The State appeals the final order of the trial court granting the defendant's motion to dismiss filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(c)(4). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
A seventeen-year-old minor female gave birth to a child who was diagnosed with a chromosomal abnormality indicative of incest. Upon learning of the birth defect, the minor informed the hospital's social worker that she had sexual intercourse with her biological father (the defendant) without his knowledge.
Subsequently, law enforcement interviewed the minor and, after being informed of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Boler v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
- McCaskill v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- State v. BookerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Dante Martin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Stephen Olenchak v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016