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Summerville v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jan 12, 1984
441 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. 1984)

Opinion

No. 61761.

October 13, 1983. Rehearing Denied January 12, 1984.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Direct Conflict of Decisions.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Tatjana Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Marlyn J. Altman and Robert L. Bogen, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


Petitioner seeks review of a denial of habeas corpus. Summerville v. State, 408 So.2d 836 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3) of the Florida Constitution, based on conflict between the First District Court of Appeal, Carson v. Bishop, 378 So.2d 882 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979), and the Fourth District, State v. Sylvester, 401 So.2d 1123 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981).

This case presents us with the same issue as Miller v. Toles, 442 So.2d 177 (Fla. 1983), which issued today. For the reasons set forth in Miller, we grant the writ of habeas corpus and quash the opinion of the court below.

It is so ordered.

ADKINS, BOYD, OVERTON and SHAW, JJ., concur.

ALDERMAN, C.J., dissents with an opinion, in which McDONALD, J., concurs.


For the reasons stated in my dissent in Miller v. Toles, 442 So.2d 177, (Fla. Oct. 13, 1983), I dissent. I would deny review. Alternatively, I would approve the decision of the District Court of Appeal, Fourth District.

McDONALD, J., concurs.


Summaries of

Summerville v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jan 12, 1984
441 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. 1984)
Case details for

Summerville v. State

Case Details

Full title:ROYAL MACK SUMMERVILLE, PETITIONER, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jan 12, 1984

Citations

441 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. 1984)