LIGHTSEY v. STATE

No. 77-133.

364 So.2d 72 (1978)

Dewey LIGHTSEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, W.C. McLain and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defenders, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Dewey Lightsey appeals convictions and sentences for grand larceny and breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor. He predicates his appeal in part on the trial court's denial of his motion for continuance. We find that this point has merit and reverse for a new trial.

Appellant was arrested on October 3, 1975. The information against him was not filed until February 27, 1976. Trial was set for March 29, 1976. On March 10, 1976,...

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