Legal Opinion

Sandlin v. Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 13, 1988No. 71104PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McDonald, justice.

A district court of appeal has certified the following question as being of great public importance:

Does a full pardon under chapter 940, Florida Statutes (1985), which restores the civil rights of a person convicted of a felony, relieve the pardoned person from the disqualification from certification as a law enforcement officer imposed by section 943.13(4), Florida Statutes (1985), *1345on a person who has been convicted of any felony?

Sandlin v. Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission, 518 So.2d 1292, 1297 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4),…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Sullivan v. AskewSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  2. Commissioner of Metropolitan District Commission v. Director of Civil ServiceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
  3. In Re Advisory Opinion of the GovernorSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  4. Marsh v. GarwoodSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  5. Singleton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1896

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