STATE v. BROWN

No. 87-461.

516 So.2d 65 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Britton BROWN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Carol M. Dittmar, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Richard D. Mars, Bartow, for appellee.


SCHEB, Judge.

The state charged the defendant with possession of a controlled substance. At trial, but before the jury was sworn, the state entered a nolle prosequi of its case. Fifteen days later the state refiled an amended information charging the defendant with two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

The defendant moved to dismiss arguing that the state had instituted the new procedure in bad faith. The court granted the defendant's motion...

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