Livingston v. State

OVERTON, Justice.

This is a petition to review Livingston v. State, 497 So.2d 998 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986), concerning the retroactive application of section 27.3455(1), Florida Statutes (1985), which requires that all court costs and court fees shall be paid in full prior to granting a prisoner gain time. The district court certified the following question of great public importance:

Does the application of section 27.3455, Florida Statutes (1985) to crimes committed prior to the effective date of the statute violate the ex post facto provisions of the Constitutions of the United States and of the…