Legal Opinion
Fridovich v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 26, 1990No. 73921PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OVERTON, Justice.
We have for review Fridovich v. State, 537 So.2d 648 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989), in which the Fourth District Court of Appeal certified the following question to be of great public importance:
WHERE A PERSON CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IS CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER, WHICH CONVICTION IS REVERSED FOR A NEW TRIAL DUE TO TRIAL ERRORS, AND UPON REMAND A NEW INFORMATION CHARGING MANSLAUGHTER IS FILED AND TIMELY PROSECUTED AND ALL PARTIES ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THE SAME CRIMINAL EPISODE IS INVOLVED, IS THE PROSECUTION OF THE SECOND INFORMATION A *329CONTINUATION OF THE ORIGINAL PROSECUTION SO…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Price v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Rubin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Mead v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- Fridovich v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Fridovich v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
3Cited by5 opinions
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- State v. AndrewsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004