District Court of Appeal of Florida

A conviction and sentence for robbery with a firearm and burglary of a dwelling with an assault or battery while wearing a mask is reversed where the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for continuance for purposes of investigating the authenticity of an incriminating letter, first shown to the defense on the eve of trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2007
• Published 01/24/2007

Judges

• MAY, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and James W. McIntire, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Jeanine M. Germanowicz, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.