QUENTIN L WILLIAMS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A traffic court may allow the prosecutor to amend a traffic citation in open court to allege a different traffic offense without requiring a new citation to be issued by the arresting officer, subject to the court granting additional time to the defendant if the amendment prejudices the defense.
[1] A traffic court may permit the prosecutor to amend a traffic citation in open court to allege a different traffic offense without requiring the arresting officer to issue…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“The court may allow the prosecutor to amend in open court a traffic citation alleging a criminal traffic offense to state a different traffic offense. No new traffic citation need be issued by the arresting officer. The court shall grant additional time to the defendant for the purpose of preparing a defense if the amendment has prejudiced the defendant.”
The court cited Florida Rule of Traffic Court 6.165(b) as the basis for its decision.
Quentin L. Williams appealed a decision from Miami-Dade County Court regarding a traffic citation. The prosecutor sought to amend the traffic citation…
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Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed May 13, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
No. 3D25-1000
Lower Tribunal No. AGPGBPE
Quentin L. Williams,
Appellant,
vs.
State of Florida,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the County Court for Miami-Dade County, Cristina Rivera Correa, Judge.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Amy Weber, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Jason Michael Ross, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. Before SCALES, C.J., and FERNANDEZ and BOKOR, JJ. PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.165(b) (“The court may allow the prosecutor to amend in open court a traffic citation alleging a criminal traffic offense to state a different traffic offense. No new traffic citation need be issued by the arresting officer. The court shall grant additional time to the defendant for the purpose of preparing a defense if the amendment has prejudiced the defendant.").
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