Jones v. State

Appellee brings this motion to dismiss, pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.300, seeking to have this court dismiss appellant’s appeal filed on October 20, 1977. The appeal was from an order dated September 20, 1977, revoking appellant’s probation and immediately sentencing him to three years in the state penitentiary. Subsequent to the filing of his appeal, appellant escaped from custody of the Opa Locka Community Correctional Center on May 1, 1978, during the pendency of his appeal. Appellant’s present whereabouts are unknown to the Department of Offender Rehabilitation.

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