PER CURIAM.
The trial judge granted a mistrial in this case over the objection of the petitioner's attorney. Petitioner filed a motion to dismiss alleging that any retrial on this charge would be prohibited by the double jeopardy clauses of the Florida and United State Constitutions. The motion to dismiss was denied by the trial judge, and this petition for prohibition ensued.
The law is well established that a mistrial may be granted over a defendant's objection...
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