Case Name: Scott William KATZ, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1999-06-16
Citations: 736 So. 2d 734
Docket Number: No. 99-1820
Parties: Scott William KATZ, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Judges: WARNER, DELL and SHAHOOD, JJ„ concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 736
Pages: 734–735

Head Matter:
Scott William KATZ, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
No. 99-1820.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 16, 1999.
Scott William Katz, West Palm Beach, pro se.
No response required for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Scott William Katz was charged with aggravated child abuse in an information filed January 4, 1999. On March 16,1999, the state filed a sworn amended information that corrected the initials it used to refer to the child victim. Katz moved to dismiss the amendment on the ground that the state had failed to seek leave to amend pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.140(j). The motion was denied and a date was set for arraignment on the amended information. Before arraignment, Katz filed a petition in this court seeking a writ of prohibition to prevent the circuit court from proceeding on the amended information.
The state was not required to seek leave of court because rule 3.140(j) does not apply when a new amended information is filed. See State v. Stell, 407 So.2d 642, 643 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981). Nor did the filing of the amendment deprive the circuit court of jurisdiction. See State v. Calle, 560 So.2d 355, 356 (Fla. 5th DCA), rev. denied, 569 So.2d 1278 (Fla.1990). Since the trial court's jurisdiction continues during the period between the filing of the amendment and the arraignment on the amendment, we deny Katz's petition for writ of prohibition.
WARNER, DELL and SHAHOOD, JJ" concur.