Legal Opinion

Van Cott v. Driver

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 15, 1971No. 70-731PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LILES, Judge.

Petitioner was charged in July, 1970 with being in violation of Fla.Stat. § 790.-23, F.S.A. (1969). The information specifically charged that petitioner Van Cott was convicted of the felony of forgery in 1953, and did at the present time unlawfully and feloniously have in his custody, possession and control, guns, in violation of Fla.Stat. § 790.23, F.S.A. (1969). Van Cott’s motion to dismiss the information was denied, and he filed his petition for writ of prohibition in this court. We granted a rule nisi in the cause and now must determine whether the rule will be discharged or…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cline v. Frink Dairy Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. Brock v. HardieSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
  3. State Ex Rel. Davis v. LoveSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
  4. State Ex Rel. Lee v. BuchananSupreme Court of Florida · 1966
  5. Crill v. State Road DepartmentSupreme Court of Florida · 1928

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Tooten v. ShevinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  2. Driver v. Van CottSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  3. Beatrice Tooten v. Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General, State of Florida, and Reubin O'd. Askew, Governor, and the State of Florida, No. 73-3816 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5th Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. TideyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  5. State v. MorphoniosDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972

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