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Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2001

Lavender v. State

Lavender v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided August 24, 2001 · Cobb, Peterson, Thompson
791 So. 2d 1255; 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 11924; 2001 WL 957440 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Lavender v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

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 UNTIED 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 UNTIED STATES AND FLORIDA CONSTITUTIONS?

AFFIRMED; QUESTIONS CERTIFIED.

THOMPSON, C.J., COBB and PETERSON, JJ., concur.

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