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State v. Allen

Supreme Court of Florida
Feb 28, 1980
380 So. 2d 1035 (Fla. 1980)

Opinion

Nos. 56606, 56607, 56608, 56609, 56610, 56611, 56612 and 56613.

February 28, 1980.

Consolidated Appeals from Circuit Court, Broward County; Joseph E. Price, Jr., Judge.

Michael J. Satz, State's Atty. and Patti L. Englander, Asst. State's Atty., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Alan H. Schreiber, Public Defender, Alan R. Marks, Michael Hittleman and Channing Brackey, Asst. Public Defenders, Fort Lauderdale, for Richard Allen, Anthony Marc Cannon, Alton Smith and Ella Spates.

Ray Sandstrom of Sandstrom Haddad, Fort Lauderdale, for Ronald Joseph Coppolino, John Angelo Marino, Edward Fred Nunn, Timothy Snider and Nicholas Lyons.

James A. McCauley, Fort Lauderdale, for Warren Dennis Pryor.

Patrick C. Rastatter of Glass, Rastatter, Stark Tarlowe, Fort Lauderdale, for Jay Maturo.

Hilliard Moldof, Fort Lauderdale, for Kenneth Reitano.

James I. Cohn of Widoff Cohn, Fort Lauderdale, for Ward Bryant Stanley.


The orders of the trial court, finding section 893.03(1)(c), Florida Statutes (1978 Supp.), to be unconstitutional are reversed on the basis of this Court's recent ruling in State v. Cheatham, 376 So.2d 1167 (Fla. 1979). These cases are remanded for further proceedings consistent with that opinion.

It is so ordered.

ENGLAND, C.J., and BOYD, OVERTON, SUNDBERG, ALDERMAN and McDONALD, JJ., concur.

ADKINS, J., dissents.


Summaries of

State v. Allen

Supreme Court of Florida
Feb 28, 1980
380 So. 2d 1035 (Fla. 1980)
Case details for

State v. Allen

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. RICHARD ALLEN, APPELLEE. STATE OF FLORIDA…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Feb 28, 1980

Citations

380 So. 2d 1035 (Fla. 1980)

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