PRUITT v. STATE

No. 2D01-4385.

830 So.2d 895 (2002)

Katisha PRUITT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julianne M. Holt, Public Defender, and David D. Hendry, Assistant Public Defender, Tampa, for Petitioner.

Richard E. Doran, Attorney General Tallahassee, and Jenny Scarino Sieg, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Respondent.


GREEN, Judge.

Katisha Pruitt petitions this court for a writ of prohibition alleging that the trial court is prohibited by double jeopardy principles from retrying her and therefore erred in denying her motion for discharge. This case presents a rather unique factual situation. After the jury reached its verdict (of not guilty) but before the verdict was rendered, the trial court declared a mistrial. Pruitt argues that the trial court is required by Florida Rule of...

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