Okaloosa County

Mr. Robinson pleaded no contest to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. On appeal, he argued that the charges should have been dismissed because the state had failed to file them before the three year statute of limitations ran out. The First District Court of Appeal upheld his conviction, ruling that Mr. Robinson had left Florida and that while he was continuously out of the state his absence stopped the tolling of the statute of limitations. Mr. Robinson has appealed that decision to this Court, arguing it conflicts with rulings by
another District Court of Appeal.