Katz v. State

Scott William Katz was charged with aggravated child abuse in an information filed January 4, 1999. On March 16,1999, the state filed a sworn amended information that corrected the initials it used to refer to the child victim. Katz moved to dismiss the amendment on the ground that the state had failed to seek leave to amend pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.140(j). The motion was denied and a date was set for arraignment on the amended information. Before arraignment, Katz filed a petition in this court seeking a writ of prohibition to prevent the circuit court from proceeding…