Legal Opinion
State v. Briggs
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 8, 1991No. 90-2643PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
578 So.2d 901 (1991)
STATE of Florida, Appellant,
v.
Alex BRIGGS, Appellee.
No. 90-2643.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 8, 1991.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Georgina Jimenez-Orosa, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Barbara A. White, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
2Per curiam
In the course of considering the state's motion for continuance on the day of trial, the court, sua sponte, elected to dismiss the case. The state asked for the continuance because of witness problems. The state…
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