JOE A. JOHNSON, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 1st DCA | 1997-08-05
No. 97-939
ERVIN and DAVIS, JJ., concur., BENTON, J., dissents with opinion.
702 So. 2d 1267 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (1997) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ERVIN and DAVIS, JJ., concur.

BENTON, J., dissents with opinion.

Dissent
BENTON, Judge,

BENTON, Judge,

dissenting.

I would reverse and remand with directions to treat the motion for rehearing as a motion for leave to amend and grant the same.


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