State v. Adorno

The State of Florida petitions for a writ of certiorari quashing the trial court’s September 1, 2009, order which excluded a key State witness from testifying at Respondent’s trial, based on the State’s commission of a Richardson 1 violation. Respondent concedes error and, thus, we grant the petition for writ of certiorari and quash the order of the trial court excluding the State’s witness.

In O’Brien v. State, 454 So.2d 675, 676-77 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984), this court held:

Appellant’s trial counsel failed to comply with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.220(b)(3) because he did not timely file…