Case Name: STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. James L. GRES, David G. Thomas, Anthony Darwin, Respondents
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-02-28
Citations: 361 So. 2d 733
Docket Number: No. 77-464
Parties: STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. James L. GRES, David G. Thomas, Anthony Darwin, Respondents.
Judges: ANSTEAD and DAUKSCH, JJ., and CRAWFORD, GRADY L., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 361
Pages: 733–733

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. James L. GRES, David G. Thomas, Anthony Darwin, Respondents.
No. 77-464.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 28, 1978.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Basil S. Diamond, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.
Roger V. Rigau of Law Offices of Abel H. Rigau, Tampa, for respondents.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The state filed a three count information charging the appellees Gres, Thomas and Darwin in Count I, Gres and Thomas in Count II, and Gres and Thomas in Count III. All of the counts involved the possession or attempted possession of a controlled substance. Darwin filed a motion for severance. None of the other appellees sought a severance. After a hearing on Darwin's motion, the trial court entered an order granting each defendant a separate trial as to each count or a total of seven trials. We can find no basis in the record for ordering such a severance except as to Darwin. Accordingly, the petition for writ of certiorari is granted; and the order of severance is hereby quashed except for that portion of the order which grants a severance to ap-pellee, Tony Darwin.
ANSTEAD and DAUKSCH, JJ., and CRAWFORD, GRADY L., Associate Judge, concur.