Legal Opinion
State v. Baal
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 2, 1996No. 96-02206PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAZZARA, Judge.
The State of Florida seeks certiorari review of a decision of the circuit court sitting in its appellate capacity which declared a trespassing ordinance of the City of St. Pe-tersburg unconstitutional on the basis that the ordinance was vague. Because we conclude that the circuit court deviated from the essential requirements of the law in making this determination, we issue the writ and quash the order under review.
The respondent was convicted by a county court judge at a nonjury trial of violating section 21-40(a) of the St. Petersburg City Code which provides that:
No person…
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- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- SE FISHERIES v. Dept. of Nat. ResourcesSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- Downer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
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