Legal Opinion
Brewer v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 21, 1972No. 41730PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Chief Justice.
We here review by certiorari the decision of the District Court of Appeal, appearing as Brewer v. State of Florida, 253 So.2d 165, and which reported decision sets forth the history, factual background and legal conclusions. The District Court certified that the decision passed upon a question of great public interest, and we, therefore, have jurisdiction under Section 4(2), Article V, Constitution of Florida, F.S.A.
The District Court said, “Thus the sole question which we consider in this appeal is the retroactivity of the (U. S.) Supreme Court’s decision in Ashe v.…
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