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Cabrera v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 29, 1982
415 So. 2d 898 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

Opinion

No. 81-981.

June 29, 1982.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, James C. Henderson, J.

Weiner, Robbins, Tunkey Ross and Geoffrey C. Fleck, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Steven R. Jacob, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before NESBITT, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


State attorney may enter a nolle prosequi of a count in the information at any time before a defendant's plea of guilty is accepted by the court. See Reyes v. Kelly, 224 So.2d 303 (Fla. 1969). Appellant's remaining contentions are without merit.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Cabrera v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 29, 1982
415 So. 2d 898 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)
Case details for

Cabrera v. State

Case Details

Full title:EPIFANIO CABRERA, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jun 29, 1982

Citations

415 So. 2d 898 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

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