Hall Approved Free Access to American Case Law
Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2001

Beck v. State

Beck v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided August 17, 2001 · Palmer, Pleus, Sawaya
791 So. 2d 1232; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 11491; 2001 WL 929849 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Beck v. State

Opinion of the Court

SAWAYA, J.

We affirm on the authority of Westerheide v. State, 767 So.2d 637 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000), rev. granted, 786 So.2d 1192 (Fla. 2001) and certify the same questions to be of great public importance:

1) DOES THE JIMMY RYCE ACT VIOLATE THE EX POST FACTO CLAUSES OF THE UNITED STATES AND FLORIDA CONSTITUTIONS?
2) DOES THE JIMMY RYCE ACT VIOLATE THE DOUBLE JEOPARDY CLAUSES OF THE UNITED STATES AND FLORIDA CONSTITUTIONS?
3) DOES THE JIMMY RYCE ACT VIOLATE THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSES OF THE UNITED STATES AND FLORIDA CONSTITUTIONS?
4) DOES THE JIMMY RYCE ACT VIOLATE THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSES OF THE UNITED STATES AND FLORIDA CONSTITUTIONS?

AFFIRMED; QUESTIONS CERTIFIED.

PLEUS and PALMER, JJ., concur.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.

↑