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D.R. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 29, 1988
541 So. 2d 1202 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Opinion

No. 87-2761.

November 29, 1988.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Seymour Gelber, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Clayton R. Kaeiser, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., HUBBART and JORGENSON, JJ.


Order Permanently Abating Cause


On October 27, 1988, during the pendency of this appeal from his adjudication of delinquency, the appellant, D.R., a juvenile, died. The prosecution represented by this cause is therefore permanently abated ab initio. Parker v. State, 530 So.2d 1084 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).


Summaries of

D.R. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Nov 29, 1988
541 So. 2d 1202 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)
Case details for

D.R. v. State

Case Details

Full title:D.R., A JUVENILE, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Nov 29, 1988

Citations

541 So. 2d 1202 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

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