STATE v. BOWEN

No. AF-449.

413 So.2d 798 (1982)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Marion Alford BOWEN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Ann Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jacksonville, for appellant.

Lacy Mahon, Jr., of Mahon, Mahon & Farley, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellee.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

The State has appealed the order of the trial court granting Bowen's Motion to Dismiss Count I of the information charging him with a violation of Florida's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO Act). The issue presented on appeal is whether Florida's RICO Act is applicable to an individual conducting a sole proprietorship in a pattern of racketeering activity. Our review of the history of the Act and of the statutory language compels...

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