STATE v. KNOWLES

No. 92-3059.

625 So.2d 88 (1993)

STATE of Florida, Appellee, v. Walter Joseph KNOWLES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

October 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for State.

John R. Vitola, Law Offices of John R. Vitola, Brooksville, for Walter J. Knowles.


W. SHARP, Judge.

The state appeals from the county court's order which dismissed a DUI charge1 pending against Knowles. Knowles had paid a traffic fine for a civil traffic infraction (failure to drive within a single lane)2 arising out of the same incident which produced the criminal charge. The court posed to us the following question as one of great public importance, and we accepted jurisdiction.

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases