FARRINGTON v. STATE

No. 4D02-230.

821 So.2d 470 (2002)

Charles Alexander FARRINGTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Sophia Letts, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Monique E. L'Italien, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


SHAHOOD, J.

We hold that the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant's motions for mistrial and new trial where appellant relied upon an alibi defense for a specific date, and the state, just prior to trial, received information that the date was incorrect and failed to disclose such information to appellant until the witness testified at trial.

Appellant, Charles Farrington, was charged by Amended Information with driving while license revoked...

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