A statewide grand jury wrongly charged former Broward Schools General Counsel Barbara Myrick with illegally disclosing confidential information, an appeals court has ruled, giving Myrick a major victory in a case that has dragged on for 4½ years.

The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal, issued Wednesday, overturns a trial court judge’s ruling that had rejected Myrick’s request to dismiss the case. The decision also nullifies a plea deal that Myrick entered into a year ago where she had been charged with a misdemeanor, her lawyer, David Bogenschutz, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

The Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution, which had asked a statewide grand jury to indict Myrick, still has several options for appeal. However, Bogenschutz said he

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