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STATE v. COHEN

No. 95-372.

662 So.2d 430 (1995)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Mordechy COHEN, Asher Devano, and Serge Partouche, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 8, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Mark Rosenblatt, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Ronald S. Guralnick, Dania, for appellee, Asher Devano.

Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN and GODERICH, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

The State appeals the trial court's sua sponte dismissal of criminal charges in response to the State's request for a continuance. We reverse.

Criminal charges should be dismissed only as a last resort when no viable alternatives exist. State v. T.H., 592 So.2d 759 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992); State v. Ottrock, 573 So.2d 169 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991); State v. Wilson,

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