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STATE v. FELTON

No. 76-1945.

348 So.2d 1214 (1977)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Willie FELTON, Willie Davis and Ulysses Holt, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 26, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Paul H. Zacks, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Frank B. Kessler, and James K. Green, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellees Felton and Holt.

Ronald W. Black, Orlando, for appellee Davis.

DOWNEY, Judge.

Appellees' trial for armed robbery commenced on July 14, 1976. After two jurors were chosen and sworn, the State moved for a continuance of the trial and an extension of the time for trying the appellees under Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191, on the ground that exceptional circumstances existed. The circumstances alleged to warrant such action by the court were that Gwendolyn Tisdale, an essential witness for the State, had fled the jurisdiction and had just been...

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