Legal Opinion

State v. Morganti

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 9, 1987No. 69798PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

We review Morganti v. State, 498 So.2d 557 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986), to answer the certified question of whether retroactive application of the penalty provisions of section 27.3455, Florida Statutes (1985), violates the ex post facto provisions of the United States and Florida Constitutions. Art. V § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. We answer in the affirmative and approve the decision below on the authority of State v. Yost, 507 So.2d 1099 (Fla.1987).

It is so ordered.

MCDONALD, C.J„ and OVERTON, EHRLICH, SHAW, BARRETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. YostSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  2. Morganti v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Morganti v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991