Legal Opinion
State v. D.H.W.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 19, 1996No. 87173PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Justice.
We have for review State v. D.H.W., 666 So.2d 564 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995), in which the Second District Court of Appeal certified the following to be questions of great public importance:
DOES THE LEGISLATURE VIOLATE EITHER THE SEPARATION OF POWERS PROVISION IN ARTICLE II, SECTION 3, FLORIDA CONSTITUTION, OR THE COURT’S RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY UNDER ARTICLE V, SECTION 2, FLORIDA CONSTITUTION, WHEN IT ESTABLISHES A PROCEDURE THAT IS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE SEALING OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS MAINTAINED OUTSIDE THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT?
MAY A COURT SEAL ALL COURT RECORDS…
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