State v. Redden

MANN, Judge.

Redden was charged with manslaughter.1 He is alleged to have driven his car in such a culpably negligent way as to cause the death of a young girl. Before the case came to trial the judge required a proffer of evidence to prove the charge and dismissed the information as insufficiently supported by proof. Rule 3.190(c)(4), CrPR, 33 F.S.A., provides that such a motion is appropriate where “there are no material disputed facts and the undisputed facts do not establish a prima facie case of guilt against the defendant.” It also provides that “the facts on which such motion is based…