ANTHONY CARACCIOLO, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

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• Fields v. S.O.S. Drivers, Inc., 736 So. 2d 773 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)
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