Case Name: Nathaniel MORELAND, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Arthur I. SNYDER, as Judge of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, In and For Dade County, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-12-04
Citations: 459 So. 2d 1167
Docket Number: No. 84-2096
Parties: Nathaniel MORELAND, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Arthur I. SNYDER, as Judge of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, In and For Dade County, Respondent.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 459
Pages: 1167–1167

Head Matter:
Nathaniel MORELAND, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Arthur I. SNYDER, as Judge of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, In and For Dade County, Respondent.
No. 84-2096.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 4, 1984.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Beth C. Weitzner, Asst. Public Defender, for petitioner.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Henry R. Barksdale, Asst. Public Defender, for respondent.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Upon the conclusion that there was plainly no "manifest necessity" to justify the trial court's sua sponte declaration of a mistrial after the jury had been sworn below, see Corneiro v. Solomon, 450 So.2d 599 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984); State v. McNeil, 362 So.2d 93 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978), we grant the defendant's petition for prohibition to preclude his retrial in violation of his rights against double jeopardy.
. The state relies on Edwards v. State, 336 So.2d 447 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976). We distinguish the case on its facts without endorsing or repudiating its holding.
. We are sure that the issuance of the formal writ will not be required.