State ex rel. James v. Williams

BARKDULL, Chief Judge.

This is an original proceeding in prohibition, instituted by the relator, seeking to prohibit the respondent from proceeding to try him upon Count I of an. information charging him with a conspiracy to commit abortion. The grounds for seeking this extraordinary relief is a violation of the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. See: Section 12, Declaration of Rights, Florida Constitution, F.S.A.

The facts giving rise to this situation, as revealed by the record, are the following: The relator had an information filed against him on June 21, 1962, containing…