Smith v. State ex rel. Hamm

225 So. 2d 417, 1969 Fla. LEXIS 2205

• Court: Supreme Court of Florida
• Decided: July 23, 1969
• Docket: No. 37591
• Status: Published

Opinions

PER CURIAM.

We here review a decision by the District Court of Appeal, Second District, prohibiting further trial on a charge of murder by appellee on the theory of former jeopardy after a mistrial had been declared by the trial court. The factual background, circumstances and ruling are reported in the decision of the District Court in State ex rel. Hamm v. Smith, etc., 209 So.2d 876, and it would be useless to repeat them here. In so holding, the District Court failed to follow the decision of this court in Adkins v. Smith, 205 So.2d 530, which is controlling in the case sub judice.

Accordingly, the decision under review is reversed and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion under the authority of Adkins v. Smith, supra.

It is so ordered.

ERVIN, C. J., ROBERTS, CARLTON, ADKINS and BOYD, JJ., and RAWLS, District Court Judge, concur. DREW, J., dissents with Opinion.