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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The STATE of Florida ex rel. Leocadio LEON, Relator, v. Honorable H. Paul BAKER, as one of the Judges of the Criminal Court of Record in and for Dade County, Florida, Respondent.
    No. 69-856.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    Sept. 9, 1970.
    Jerry Mosca and Shalle Stephen Fine, Miami, for relator.
    Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Richard E. Gerstein, State Atty., and Milton Robbins, Asst. State Atty., for respondent.
    Before CHARLES CARROLL, BARK-DULL and SWANN, JJ.
   ORDER ON MANDATE

PER CURIAM.

Whereas, the judgment of this court was entered on the 9th day of December, 1969 (229 So.2d 595) dismissing a suggestion in prohibition against a judge of the Criminal Court of Record of Dade County, in the above styled cause; and

Whereas, on review of this court’s judgment by certiorari, the Supreme Court of Florida, by its opinion and judgment filed July 29, 1970, 238 So.2d 281, quashed this court’s judgment of dismissal; and

Whereas, by the mandate of the Supreme Court of Florida, dated August 14, 1970, now lodged in this court, the cause was remanded to this court with directions to further remand to the Criminal Court of Record of Dade County, Florida,

Now, therefore, It is Ordered that the final order of this court issued in this cause on January 20, 1970 is withdrawn, the judgment of this court filed December 9, 1969 is vacated and the cause is hereby remanded to the Criminal Court of Record of Dade County, Florida with instructions that the criminal prosecution upon the charge of possession of narcotics against the relator be dismissed. Costs allowed shall be taxed in the Criminal Court of Record (Rule 3.16, subd. b, Florida Appellate Rules, 32 F.S.A.).