Legal Opinion
State v. Leighton
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 22, 1978No. 78-755PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
365 So.2d 397 (1978)
STATE of Florida, Appellant,
v.
John LEIGHTON, a/k/a Jock Leighton, Appellee.
No. 78-755.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
November 22, 1978.
Rehearing Denied January 17, 1979.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Basil S. Diamond and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Joe M. Mitchell, Jr., Melbourne, for appellee.
BERANEK, Judge.
The trial court dismissed an Information charging the defendant with perjury by falsely swearing in an official proceeding. We reverse. The proceeding in question was an investigation by the…
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