Legal Opinion

State v. Frank

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 30, 2018No. Case No. 5D18-1374Published

1Opinion of the CourtOrfinger, J.

*461The State of Florida seeks certiorari review of the trial court's order authorizing Edward Scott Frank to enter into a pretrial intervention ("PTI") program. The State objects to Frank's court-ordered placement in the program without its consent and argues that section 948.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes (2018), does not apply to Frank because although he was charged with committing one of the enumerated offenses, he was neither identified as having a substance abuse problem nor admitted to a substance abuse education and treatment program. We agree and quash the order.

Frank was charged with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. King v. NelsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. State v. EspinozaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  3. State v. PughDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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