Dotson v. State
| Decision Date | 18 January 1984 |
| Docket Number | No. 83-141,83-141 |
| Citation | 446 So.2d 1084 |
| Parties | James Earl DOTSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. |
| Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Palm Beach County; John E. Born, Judge.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Margaret Good, Asst. Public Defender, and Karen Jones, Legal Asst., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Lydia M. Valenti, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.
Defendant's conviction under Section 817.563, Florida Statutes (1981), is reversed on the authority of State v. Bussey, 444 So.2d 63 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984), where the identical issue was recently decided. Also see Jollie v. State, 405 So.2d 418 (Fla.1981).
REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS TO DISCHARGE DEFENDANT.
I concur with the analysis and holding in M.P. v. State, 430 So.2d 523 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983), that Section 817.563, Florida Statutes (1981), is constitutional. Consequently, I would affirm.
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