Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 2, 1999No. 98-03113Published

1Opinion of the Court

THREADGILL, Acting Chief Judge.

The State challenges an order which finds the offense of driving without a license and causing death, as proscribed by section 322.34(6)(a), Florida Statutes (1997)-formerly section 322.34(3)(a) — to be unconstitutional. We reverse.

In December 1997, the appellee, Raymond A. Brown, was operating a motor vehicle on a public highway and became involved in an accident, which resulted in the death of another person. At that time, Brown was twenty-one years old and had never applied for a driver’s license. In January 1998, with respect to the foregoing incident, Brown…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Magaw v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  2. State v. BarnesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  3. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  4. Waites v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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