State v. Pearson

SHAW, Justice.

We take jurisdiction of this case under article V, section 3(b)(4) of the Florida Constitution because the district court certified a question to be of great public importance:

Does the Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule apply in probation revocation proceedings in light of the 1983 amendment to Article I, section 12, of the Florida Constitution?

State v. Pearson, 476 So.2d 760, 761 (Fla.3d DCA 1985). We granted the state’s motion to consider this case jointly with Tamer v. State, 463 So.2d 1236 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), because a similar certified question was before us in Tamer and…