State v. Saunders

Decision Date31 March 1977
Docket NumberNo. 47437,47437
Citation344 So.2d 567
PartiesSTATE of Florida, Petitioner, Cross-Respondent, v. Ernest SAUNDERS, Respondent, Cross-Petitioner.
CourtFlorida Supreme Court

Petition and Cross-Petition for Writs of Certiorari to the District Court of Appeal, First District. 319 So.2d 118.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard L. Wilson, Michael M. Corin and Jeanne Dawes Schwartz, Asst. Attys. Gen., for petitioner, cross-respondent.

Michael J. Minerva, Asst. Public Defender, for respondent, cross-petitioner.

PER CURIAM.

The Petition for Writ of Certiorari reflected probable jurisdiction in this Court. We issued the writ and have heard argument of the parties. After hearing argument and upon further consideration of the matter, we have determined that the Court is without jurisdiction. Therefore, the writ must be and is hereby discharged, and the Petition for Writ of Certiorari is dismissed.

It is so ordered.

OVERTON, C.J., and ADKINS, BOYD, SUNDBERG, HATCHETT and ROBERTS (Retired), JJ., concur.

ENGLAND, J., dissents.

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  • Weinstein, In re
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • January 20, 1988
    ...this case is not sufficient to invalidate the judgment. See Saunders v. State, 319 So.2d 118 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975), cert. dismissed, 344 So.2d 567 (Fla.1977). We find no merit in appellant's contention that the court deprived him of his thirty (30) days to appeal by ordering him to pay his fi......
  • Murrell v. State
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • March 11, 1992
    ...So.2d 1359 (Fla.), rev. denied, 415 So.2d 1361 (Fla.1982); Saunders v. State, 319 So.2d 118 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975), cert. discharged, 344 So.2d 567 (Fla.1977); Martinez v. State, 339 So.2d 1133 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976), approved on other grounds, 346 So.2d 68 (Fla.1977). See also Fabian v. State, 58......
  • Ippolito v. State
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • July 3, 1996
    ...obstruct the court in the administration of justice and to lessen the authority and dignity of the trial court"), cert. discharged, 344 So.2d 567 (Fla.1977). The standard I deem most appropriate is the one suggested by the dissent in Eaton. It commits the reviewing court to an examination o......
  • Menut v. State, s. 83-713
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • March 14, 1984
    ...(Fla. 3d DCA 1974), cert. denied, 315 So.2d 193 (Fla.1975); Saunders v. State, 319 So.2d 118 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975), cert. discharged, 344 So.2d 567 (Fla.1977); Feldman v. State, 348 So.2d 415 (Fla. 1st DCA We affirm the conviction and find no fault with either of the sentences imposed. AFFIRM......
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