Case Name: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Michael OJEDA, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-07-22
Citations: 712 So. 2d 1266
Docket Number: No. 97-2285
Parties: The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Michael OJEDA, Appellee.
Judges: Before NESBITT, GODERICH and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 712
Pages: 1266–1266

Head Matter:
The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Michael OJEDA, Appellee.
No. 97-2285.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 22, 1998.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Linda S. Katz, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.
William Dale Whitice, Coconut Grove, for appellee.
Before NESBITT, GODERICH and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The State appeals from the trial court's sua sponte dismissal of Count VI of the Information charging the defendant with possession of a firearm by a violent career criminal. § 790.235, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1996). We reverse finding that the trial court's dismissal improperly invaded and interfered with the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. State v. Stewart, 554 So.2d 620, 621 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989); State v. Earl, 545 So.2d 415, 415-16 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989).
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.