Legal Opinion

State v. Boyd

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 5, 1990No. 74493PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EHRLICH, Chief Justice.

We have for our review Boyd v. State, 546 So.2d 132, 133 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989), wherein the district court certified the following question of great public importance:

Whether the holding in State v. Enmund [476 So.2d 165 (Fla.1985)] permitting consecutive mandatory minimum sentences is restricted to cases involving multiple homicides committed during a single criminal episode or whether it may be construed to include other capital felonies.

We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

*1026We recently addressed this question in State v. Boatwright, 559 So.2d 210 (Fla.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. EnmundSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. State v. BoatwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  3. Boyd v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Charles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  2. Futo Charles v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. Wallis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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