STATE v. SHORT

No. 86-1954.

513 So.2d 679 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. John M. SHORT, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Lauren Hafner Sewell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Anthony S. Battaglia, Stephen J. Wein and Kelli Hanley Crabb of Battaglia, Ross, Hastings, Dicus & Andrews, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellee.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 8, 1987.

THREADGILL, Judge.

The state appeals the dismissal of an indictment on principles of collateral estoppel. We affirm.

On August 24, 1984, Pasco County Sheriff John Short (Short) was indicted on three counts of unlawful compensation. The third count alleged Short accepted pecuniary benefits from a John Moorman in return for a letter falsely indicating he had employed Richard Terry. This count also...

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