Opinion
CASE NO.: SC18-681
07-11-2018
STATE OF FLORIDA Petitioner(s) v. VERNSON EDWARD DORTCH Respondent(s)
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 4D16-2815; 4D16-2816; 472015CF000526CFAXMX; 472016CF000140CFAXMX
The Court accepts jurisdiction of this case.
Petitioner's initial brief on the merits must be served on or before July 31, 2018; respondent's answer brief on the merits must be served twenty days after service of petitioner's initial brief on the merits; and petitioner's reply brief on the merits must be served twenty days after service of respondent's answer brief on the merits.
The Clerk of the Fourth District Court of Appeal must file the record which must be properly indexed and paginated on or before September 11, 2018. The Clerk may provide the record in the format as currently maintained at the district court, either paper or electronic. CANADY, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, POLSTON, and LAWSON, JJ., concur.
Oral argument will be set by separate order. Counsel for the parties will be notified of the oral argument date approximately sixty days prior to oral argument. A True Copy
Test: /s/_________
John A. Tomasino
Clerk, Supreme Court kj
Served: JOSEPH D. CORONATO JR.
BENJAMIN EISENBERG
HON. LONN WEISSBLUM, CLERK