STATE v. BARNES

No. 1D15-3292.

189 So.3d 362 (2016)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Ellis C. BARNES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 29, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Lauren L. Gonzalez , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Nancy A. Daniels , Public Defender, and Laurel Cornell Niles , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


The State appeals an order dismissing one count of tampering with evidence pursuant to section 918.13, Florida Statutes (2014). We agree that the trial court erred in finding the State failed to set forth a prima facie case and reverse.

The State filed a traverse in response to Barnes' motion to dismiss in which the State alleged...

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