Lane v. State

This matter is before the Court for review on an issue certified to be of great public importance. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. The District Court certified the following question:

SHOULD THE DECISION IN PARKER V. STATE, 408 So.2d 1037 (Fla.1982), BE OVERRULED IN FAVOR OF THE ANALYSIS OF THE EVI-DENTIARY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROOF OF CONVICTED FELON STATUS IN FIREARM VIOLATION *1054CASES ESTABLISHED FOR FEDERAL COURTS IN OLD CHIEF V. UNITED STATES, 519 U.S. 172, 117 S.Ct. 644, 136 L.Ed.2d 574 (1997)?

Lane v. State, 706 So.2d 94 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). The petitioner contends, and the State concedes,…