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State v. Ferris

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 1, 1985
464 So. 2d 1271 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

Opinion

No. 85-264.

February 26, 1985. Rehearing Denied April 1, 1985.

A Writ of Certiorari to Circuit Court, Dade County; Michael Salmon, Judge.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Renee E. Ruska, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Harry W. Prebish, Miami, for respondent.

Before HENDRY, NESBITT and FERGUSON, JJ.


Certiorari granted. The opinion of the circuit court is quashed and the county court judgment is reinstated. See Martinez v. State, 368 So.2d 338, 339-40 (Fla. 1978) (charging document will be quashed only if it is "so vague, indistinct, and indefinite as to mislead the accused and embarrass him in the preparation of his defense or expose him after conviction or acquittal to substantial danger of a new prosecution for the same offense"); Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.140( o).


Summaries of

State v. Ferris

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Apr 1, 1985
464 So. 2d 1271 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
Case details for

State v. Ferris

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE OF FLORIDA, PETITIONER, v. JOSEPH DAVID FERRIS, RESPONDENT

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Apr 1, 1985

Citations

464 So. 2d 1271 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)