STATE v. DE SANTOS

No. 70-1231.

251 So.2d 289 (1971)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Vito DE SANTOS, a/k/a Vic Dante, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Richard E. Gerstein, State's Atty. and Milton Robbins, Asst. State's Atty., for appellant.

Varon & Stahl, Hollywood, and Robert Dixon, Miami, for appellee.

Before PEARSON, C.J., and CHARLES CARROLL and SWANN, JJ.


PEARSON, Chief Judge.

The State appeals an order discharging the appellee from prosecution under an information filed February 17, 1970, in a cause entitled, "State of Florida v. Vito De Santos also known as Vic Dante." The trial judge dismissed the information because the State had abandoned the prosecution against the appellee in other cases, "the only difference being the alleged victims had different names and the amounts involved varied." The court stated:

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