STATE v. SHAMY

No. 4D99-2185.

759 So.2d 728 (2000)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Salim Youssef SHAMY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robert R. Wheeler, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Michael E. Dutko of Bogenschutz & Dutko, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


POLEN, J.

The state appeals from an order which dismissed its information against Shamy based upon the prosecution being beyond the statute of limitations. It argues that, under section 775.15(5), Florida Statutes (1997), no unreasonable delay occurred. We are unpersuaded by the merits of its argument and, thus, affirm.

On September 21, 1990, the state filed an information charging Shamy with grand theft of $20,000 worth of jewelry. The record reflects that...

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