Case Name: STATE OF FLORIDA v. COLLINS
Court: Florida Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-07-02
Citations: 42 Fla. Supp. 2d 81
Docket Number: Case No. 88-102 AC (Lower Court Case Nos. 41058 IE and 7745IC)
Parties: STATE OF FLORIDA v COLLINS
Judges: Before NADLER, ESQUIROZ, GREENBAUM, JJ.
Reporter: Florida Supplement Second
Volume: 42
Pages: 81–82

Head Matter:
STATE OF FLORIDA v COLLINS
Case No. 88-102 AC (Lower Court Case Nos. 41058 IE and 7745IC)
Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Dade County
July 2, 1990
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Charles M. Fahlbusch, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.
Charles Collins, pro se.
Before NADLER, ESQUIROZ, GREENBAUM, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
NADLER, J.
This is a driving Under the Influence case. Discovery was provided. At time of trial, the defense revealed its inability to depose a witness. The continuance granted was charged to the state and the case was thereafter dismissed. The state is not responsible for the failure of witnesses to appear; the continuance charged to the State was improper by virtue of the non-appearance of a witness. See State v Bonamy, 409 So.2d 518 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982); State v Roig, 305 So.2d 836 (Fla. 3d DCA 1974).
This cause is reversed with instruction to reinstate this case and set for trial.
ESQUIROZ and GREENBAUM, JJ., concur.