AVILA v. STATE

No. 88-506.

545 So.2d 450 (1989)

Jesus AVILA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 20, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Haggard, Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Ivy R. Ginsberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, JORGENSON and GERSTEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Jesus Avila appeals judgments of conviction on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

The record reveals that on the evening of March 24, 1987, Avila was identified at the scene as the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident. The investigating officer placed Avila under arrest for DUI, at which time Avila...

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