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State v. Davis

Supreme Court of Florida
Nov 29, 1972
269 So. 2d 664 (Fla. 1972)

Opinion

No. 41977.

November 29, 1972.

Writ of Certiorari to the District Court of Appeal, First District.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and William W. Herring, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Joe J. Harrell, of Harrell, Wiltshire, Bozeman, Clark Stone, Pensacola, for respondent.


The petition for writ of certiorari reflected apparent jurisdiction in this Court. We issued the writ and have heard argument of the parties. Upon further consideration of the matter we have determined that the cited decisions present no direct conflict as required by Article V, Section 4, Florida Constitution, F.S.A. Therefore, the writ must be and is hereby discharged.

It is so ordered.

ERVIN, CARLTON, BOYD and McCAIN, JJ., and LEE, Circuit Judge, concur.

DEKLE, J., dissents with opinion.

ROBERTS, C.J., dissents and agrees with DEKLE, J.


I respectfully dissent in accord with the clear analysis expressed in the dissent of Judge Wigginton to the district court opinion.


Summaries of

State v. Davis

Supreme Court of Florida
Nov 29, 1972
269 So. 2d 664 (Fla. 1972)
Case details for

State v. Davis

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, PETITIONER, v. W.E. "BILL" DAVIS, RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Nov 29, 1972

Citations

269 So. 2d 664 (Fla. 1972)