William R. Crews v. State of Florida

- PARIENTE, J.,

dissenting.

Under the guise of a “plain language” analysis, the majority has concluded that the statutory phrase “misconduct in office” in section 775.15(12)(b), Florida Statutes (2015), actually means misconduct in “employment.” The majority’s interpretation extends the statute of limitation's for all public employees, for any crime connected with their employment and committed during their employment, until two years after the employee leaves public employment— even though the employee holds no “office” defined by Florida law.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s…