Legal Opinion

Joseph B. Wiggins v. Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 31, 2017No. SC14-2195PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.

This case is before the Court to review the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Wiggins, 151 So.3d 457 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). Here, the First District certified a question of great public importance, which we rephrase as follows:

WHETHER A CIRCUIT COURT CONDUCTING FIRST-TIER CER-TIORARI REVIEW UNDER SECTION 322.2615, FLORIDA STATUTES, APPLIES THE CORRECT LAW BY REJECTING OFFICER TESTIMONY AS COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE WHEN THAT TESTIMONY IS CONTRARY TO VIDEO EVIDENCE.

This certified question presents a pure question of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Haines City Community Dev. v. HeggsSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  2. Tibbs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. De Groot v. SheffieldSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  4. City of Deerfield Beach v. VaillantSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  5. Broward County v. GBV Intern., Ltd.Supreme Court of Florida · 2001

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  5. Atkins North America, Inc. v. Tallahassee MH Parks, LLC and Tallahassee Real Estate Holdings, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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