Legal Opinion
Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Morea
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 18, 1986No. BL-5PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIMMONS, Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of Leon County Circuit Court finding that the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles of The State of Florida (Department) applied Section 322.28(2)(a), Florida Statutes (Supp.1984), in an ex post facto manner in violation of the Florida and United States Constitutions. We disagree and reverse.
Morea’s driver's license was suspended by order of the Department after he received a conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) in violation of Section 316.-193, Florida Statutes (1983). Although the incident precipitating this conviction…
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