Case ID: so2d_65/html/0310-06.html
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Author: {"author": "PER CURIAM. DREW, Justice", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Clyde L. SPARKMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
    Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc.
    May 8, 1953.
    Rehearing Denied June 2, 1953.
    Clarence J. Stokes, Sr., Sarasota, for appellant.
    Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., ' and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for ap-pellee.
   PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

ROBERTS, C. J., and TERRELL, SE-BRING and MATHEWS, JJ., concur. THOMAS, HOBSON and'DREW, JJ., dissent.

DREW, Justice

(dissenting).

The first information charged no offense. It was not defective because of any defect, omission or insufficiency in the contents or form. Therefore, it was not subject to amendment under 932.05, F.S.A. Provision for amendments is based upon the premise that what is amended' must charge an offense.