State v. Malone

Supreme Court of Florida
State v. Malone, 512 So. 2d 832 (Fla. 1987)
12 Fla. L. Weekly 482; 1987 Fla. LEXIS 2329
Barkett, Ehrlich, Grimes, Kogan, McDonald, Overton, Shaw

State v. Malone

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We review Malone v. State, 508 So.2d 362 (Fla. 2d DCA, 1987), to answer the certified question of whether retroactive application of the penalty provisions of section 27.3455, Florida Statutes (1985), violates the ex post facto provisions of the United States and Florida Constitutions. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. We answer in the affirmative and approve the decision below on the authority of State v. Yost, 507 So.2d 1099 (Fla. 1987).

It is so ordered.

MCDONALD, C.J., and OVERTON, EHRLICH, SHAW, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Florida v. Kevin Michael MALONE
Status
Published