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State v. HensonState v. Henson

District Court of Appeal of Florida
Jan 18, 1984
No. 83-1871
Reporters:
,
Before:
Anstead
PER CURIAM.

The circuit court, acting in its appellate capacity, ruled ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‍that the state must charge violations of Sections 316.193(l)(a) and (b), *508Florida Statutes (1982) in separate counts of an ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‍information rather than combining allegations as to (a) and (b), as alternative theories of prosecution in a single count. ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‍We find no error in that ruling. Cf United States v. Starks, 515 F.2d 112 (3d Cir. 1975) and United States v. ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‍Goodman, 285 F.2d 378 (5th Cir.1960), cert. denied, 366 U.S. 930, 81 S.Ct. 1651, 6 L.Ed.2d 389 (1961). Accordingly, we deny the state’s petition for ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‍writ of certiorari.

ANSTEAD, C.J., and DOWNEY and HURLEY, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Henson
Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida
Date Published: Jan 18, 1984
Citations: 443 So. 2d 507; 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 11341; No. 83-1871
Docket Number: No. 83-1871
Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
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