Legal Opinion
Barker v. State, Commission on Ethics
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 10, 1995No. 94-1962PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
City commissioner James Barker appeals a final order and public report issued by the Florida Commission on Ethics, finding that Barker violated Section 112.313(4), Florida Statutes (1993) (Florida’s Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees), by accepting complimentary country club memberships. We reverse because Section 112.313(4) is facially unconstitutionally vague.
In October of 1991, the State filed a complaint with the Commission on Ethics against Barker, alleging that Barker, a Coral Gables City Commissioner since 1989, accepted unauthorized compensation in violation of Section…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Askew v. Cross Key WaterwaysSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
- SE FISHERIES v. Dept. of Nat. ResourcesSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- State v. WershowSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Brock v. HardieSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Commission on Ethics v. BarkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
- David Rivera v. Florida Commission on EthicsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Barker v. State, Commission on EthicsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996