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State v. Williams

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The State of Florida, Petitioner, v. Gerard Williams, Respondent.No. 3D06-1902 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed October 1, 2008. A Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, William Thomas, Judge, Lower Tribunal Nos. 04-30282, 04-30281, & 04-30278 Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Maria T. Armas, Assistant Attorney General, for petitioner. G.A. Gayoso, for respondent. Before GERSTEN, C.J., and COPE and LAGOA, JJ.1 LAGOA, J. The State petitions for a writ of certiorari quashing the trial court’s order excluding evidence of collateral crimes. Because we find that the order departs from the essential requirements of the law and further find that the State lacks an adequate remedy, we grant the petition for writ of certiorari and quash the trial court’s order...continue to full post

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