Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Rex SLOAN, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-01-10
Citations: 354 So. 2d 391
Docket Number: No. 77-1172
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Rex SLOAN, Appellee.
Judges: DAUKSCH and LETTS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 354
Pages: 391–392

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Rex SLOAN, Appellee.
No. 77-1172.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Jan. 10, 1978.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Basil S. Diamond, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Charles H. Vaughan of Vaughan & Dele-gal, Ft. Lauderdale, for appellee.

Opinion:
MOORE, Judge.
This is an appeal by the State from an order granting appellee's motion to dismiss the indictment against him. The issue on appeal is identical to that which this court decided in Ringel v. State (Fla. 4th DCA, opinion filed June 24, 1977) wherein we held that a juvenile can be indicted for a crime where the maximum punishment provided is life imprisonment. Unfortunately, the trial court did not have the benefit of our opinion in Ringel prior to dismissing the indictment in the case sub judice.
On the authority of Ringel v. State, supra, the order of the trial court dismissing the indictment is hereby reversed and this cause remanded with instructions to reinstate the indictment and proceed accordingly-
Reversed and remanded.
DAUKSCH and LETTS, JJ., concur.