STATE v. BISSETT

No. 81-588.

410 So.2d 196 (1982)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. James Bradley BISSETT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Mark C. Menser, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

The state appeals from an order granting appellee's motions to suppress, to impose sanctions and to dismiss. We reverse.

Appellee was arrested in April 1978, and charged with possession and delivery of cannabis and phencyclidine. His counsel withdrew in September of 1978. He then jumped bond and was not recaptured until 1981.

During appellee's absence as a fugitive, the evidence was destroyed by the police pursuant to...

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