PETERSON v. STATE

No. 84-411.

453 So.2d 512 (1984)

Michael T. PETERSON, and James Blake Beeson, Petitioners, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 1, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane E. Marger, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner-Peterson.

Edwin Marger, Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner-Beeson.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joan Fowler Rossin, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


WALDEN, Judge.

This is a petition for common law certiorari brought by Peterson and Beeson. They were twenty (20) and nineteen (19) years of age, respectively, at the time they were arrested for trafficking in cocaine. They moved for a determination of youthful offender status pursuant to Section 958.04(2)(a)-(g), Florida Statutes (1983). Ultimately, the trial court ordered:

The Court finds that it is premature at this time to make a determination regarding...

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