Case Name: David SIERRA, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2007-05-30
Citations: 956 So. 2d 1266
Docket Number: No. 4D07-893
Parties: David SIERRA, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: WARNER, FARMER and GROSS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 956
Pages: 1266–1266

Head Matter:
David SIERRA, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 4D07-893.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 30, 2007.
Jeffrey S. Grossman and Marc J. Zee, Ft. Lauderdale, for petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Katherine Y. Mclntire, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
On Motion to Clarify or Correct Opinion
PER CURIAM.
We grant the Motion to Clarify or Correct Opinion, withdraw our previously issued opinion and substitute the following in its place.
The petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent the lower court from proceeding with a criminal prosecution on the charge of felony driving while license suspended. The suspension stems from several unpaid civil driving infractions. The petitioner took advantage of the procedures outlined in section 318.14(10)(a), Florida Statutes, paid his fines and secured the reinstatement of his license prior to his arraignment on the felony charges. In accordance with Janos v. State, 763 So.2d 1094 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999), the trial court should have granted the petitioner's motion to dismiss the felony charges, as the state concedes. Janos is directly on point and thus we grant the petition and remand the case to the trial court for proceedings consistent with Janos. We withhold issuance of a formal writ in full confidence the lower court will comply with the mandate of this Court and the holding of Janos.
Petition granted.
WARNER, FARMER and GROSS, JJ., concur.