STATE v. RUSSO

No. 85-1694.

493 So.2d 504 (1986)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joseph RUSSO, Leland Curry, James Thomas Curry, Marvin Carlsen and Roland Caricofe, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert L. Teitler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Leventhal, Orlando, for appellee Joseph Russo.

Jeffrey H. Garland, Port St. Lucie, for appellee Caricofe.

Lee E. Muschott, Fort Pierce, for appellee James Thomas Curry.

Harrison T. Slaughter, Jr., Orlando, for appellee Leland Curry.

Richard S. Rhodes, Orlando, for appellee Marvin Otto Carlsen.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing Count I of the indictment of five defendants which charged them with violating the Florida Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), Section 895.03(3), Florida Statutes (1983). The indictment charged the defendants with the substantive offense of trafficking in cannabis and conspiracy to so traffic. The trial court ruled that the indictment was legally insufficient because it charged the defendants...

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