Case Name: STEIN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Court: Florida Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-08-07
Citations: 36 Fla. Supp. 2d 38
Docket Number: Case No. 88-740-AC (County Court Case No. 21906-87)
Parties: STEIN v STATE OF FLORIDA
Judges: 
Reporter: Florida Supplement Second
Volume: 36
Pages: 38–38

Head Matter:
STEIN v STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 88-740-AC (County Court Case No. 21906-87)
Fifth Judicial Circuit, Marion County
August 7, 1989
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
David D. Ege, Whited & Johnson, for appellant.
Christopher B. Herrick, Assistant State Attorney, for appellee.
Before McNEAL, PETERSON, TOMBRINK, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM.
The state admitted that defendant's vehicle was inoperable by failing to traverse a Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rule 3.190(c)(4), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. Although this defense may have been successful at trial, the fact of inoperability did not conclusively establish defendant's innocence as a matter of law. Because the state is not required to prove that a vehicle is operable to establish a prima facie case of driving under the influence, the court properly denied the Motion to Dismiss. Jones v State, 510 So.2d 1147 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).
AFFIRMED. McNEAL, R., PETERSON, E., TOMBRINK, R., concur.