STATE v. AVELLA

Case No. 5D18-1407.

275 So.3d 207 (2019)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Anthony Joseph AVELLA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed June 21, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kristen L. Davenport , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

J. Michael Blackstone , of J. Michael Blackstone, P.A., Crystal River, for Appellee.


The State of Florida appeals the trial court's order dismissing charges brought against Anthony Joseph Avella for practicing veterinary medicine without a license and for cruelty to animals. The charges arose out of Avella's use of a homemade device in an attempt to treat a problem that his miniature dachshund, Thor, was having. Avella asserts...

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