State v. Pugh

The State of Florida seeks certiorari review of a circuit court order that authorizes Respondent Ta’Quieta Beyunka Lanae Pugh’s (“Pugh”) placement in a pretrial intervention program. The State objects to Pugh entering the pretrial intervention program without its consent and asserts that section 948.08(6)(a), Florida Statutes (2009), does not apply to Pugh as she was not charged with committing one of the enumerated offenses therein.

Pugh was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting without violence, and providing false identification to law enforcement officers. During a…