Legal Opinion

State v. Millington

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided November 21, 1979No. 56681PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

377 So.2d 685 (1979)

STATE of Florida, Appellant,

v.

Earl G. MILLINGTON, Appellee.

No. 56681.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 21, 1979.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and James S. Purdy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Charles F. Clark and Claude H. Tison, Jr., of Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tampa, for appellee.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

The State of Florida appeals an order of the County Court of Hillsborough County that holds section 370.15(2)(a), Florida Statutes (1977),[1] unconstitutional, thereby vesting jurisdiction in this Court.

The determinative issue is whether the State of Florida may…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. New York Ex Rel. Silz v. HesterbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Bayside Fish Flour Co. v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. State v. HillSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  4. Kenny v. KirkSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  5. White v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1927

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. BenitezSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. SE FISHERIES v. Dept. of Nat. ResourcesSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  3. Gardner v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  4. Tribune Co. v. HuffstetlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Fulford v. GrahamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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