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Ortiz v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Feb 14, 1997
689 So. 2d 353 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Summary

finding the district court lacks the authority to review a motion for case reassignment

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Opinion

Case No. 95-03622.

Opinion filed February 14, 1997.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas county; Brandt C. Downey, III, Judge.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Allyn Giambalvo, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ron Napolitano, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


We affirm the appellant's judgment and sentence. Because this court lacks the authority to review the trial court's order denying the appellant's motion for case reassignment, we are precluded from reaching the substantive issues raised. Wild v. Dozier, 672 So.2d 16, 18 (Fla. 1996).

Affirmed.

PATTERSON, A.C.J., and ALTENBERND and LAZZARA, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

Ortiz v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Feb 14, 1997
689 So. 2d 353 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

finding the district court lacks the authority to review a motion for case reassignment

Summary of this case from Green v. State
Case details for

Ortiz v. State

Case Details

Full title:MANFREDO ORTIZ, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Feb 14, 1997

Citations

689 So. 2d 353 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

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