STATE v. COLE

No. 81-1820.

413 So.2d 171 (1982)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Donnie Lee COLE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellee.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

The state appeals from an order dismissing a grand theft charge against appellee on double jeopardy grounds.

Appellee and his brother Gary Cole were charged by joint information with grand theft. They were jointly represented by the same attorney in the proceedings before the trial court. The arresting officer testified that when he stopped the brothers in a van operated by Gary, Gary did not have a valid driver's license. Defense counsel...

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