CHARLES J. COSBY, APPELLANT,
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 3d DCA | 1983-11-08
No. 83-745
Before HUBBART, NESBITT and JOR-GENSON, JJ.
441 So. 2d 161 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1983) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. Edwards v. State, 439 So. 2d 1028 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983); Cuciak v. State, 410 So. 2d 916, 918 (Fla.1982); Raulerson v. State, 358 So. 2d 826, 830 (Fla.1978), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 959, 99 S.Ct. 364, 58 L.Ed.2d 352 (1978); Hines v. State, 358 So. 2d 183, 185 (Fla.1978).


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