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Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1993

State v. R.P.

State v. R.P.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 22, 1993 · Cope, Jorgenson, Schwartz
620 So. 2d 795; 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 6720; 1993 WL 217201 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. R.P.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Upon the Defendant’s proper confession of error, we reverse the trial court’s dismissal of the delinquency petition. Where the State requests a continuance due to the unavailability of a witness and the delay would not prejudice the Defendant, a dismissal constitutes an extreme sanction if less severe alternatives exist. See State v. S.M.F., 546 So.2d 20 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989).

Reversed.

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