Lord v. Davis

By this petition for a writ of certiorari, petitioner seeks review of the respondent’s decision affirming a prior order of revocation of petitioner’s driver’s license for a period of five years.

Petitioner contends that it was an abuse of discretion on the part of the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles to refuse to review the petitioner’s case on the merits to determine whether the penalty required under the “habitual traffic offender” statutes should be modified. Specifically, it is contended that there is a direct conflict between Florida Statutes, Sections 322.27(5) and…