Case Name: David L. RHODES, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-09-11
Citations: 717 So. 2d 144
Docket Number: No. 98-2147
Parties: David L. RHODES, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: COBB, GOSHORN and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 717
Pages: 144–144

Head Matter:
David L. RHODES, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 98-2147.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Sept. 11, 1998.
Joseph W. DuRocher, Public Defender, and Melissa Barker, Assistant Public Defender, Orlando, for Petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Belle B. Turner, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The trial court erred in not granting the petitioner's motion to recuse. See Edwards v. State, 712 So.2d 407 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998); Stephney v. State, 564 So.2d 1246 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990). Accordingly, we grant the petition for writ of prohibition. Because we are confident that the trial judge will promptly comply with this court's opinion, we withhold formal issuance of the writ.
WRIT GRANTED.
COBB, GOSHORN and PETERSON, JJ., concur.