Growden v. State

BOYD, Chief Justice.

This cause is before the Court on petition for review of the decision of the district court of appeal in State v. Growden, 437 So.2d 783 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). The district court, in deciding the state’s appeal from an order dismissing a criminal charge, held a state statute valid against a constitutional challenge, thus giving this Court jurisdiction to review the decision. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. We approve the decision of the district court of appeal.

The question presented is whether section 817.563, Florida Statutes (1981), is constitutional. The statute makes it…