STATE v. COLLINS

No. 82-1065.

436 So.2d 147 (1983)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Debra Ann COLLINS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles Corces, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Frank C. Alderman III, Fort Myers, for appellee.


SPICOLA, GUY W., Associate Judge.

This is an appeal by the state from an order dismissing an indictment for first-degree murder on the ground of double jeopardy. We affirm.

Debra Ann Collins was indicted for the first-degree murder of her husband. During the course of her trial, the state sought to introduce an alleged fake suicide note and the murder weapon. The state was prevented from doing so by a ruling of the trial judge. During a recess on the third...

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