Legal Opinion

In re Report of the Grand Jury, Jefferson County, Flordia, Spring Term, 1987

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 16, 1990No. 89-1217Published

1Per curiam

For the second time, the state appeals an order of the trial court repressing a grand jury report. Specifically, the state challenges the trial court’s finding that presentment of the report of the first grand jury to the second grand jury violated Florida law. We affirm.

The background for this case is set forth in the court’s prior opinion, In re Report of the Grand Jury, Jefferson County, Spring Term 1987, 533 So.2d 873 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988). In autumn 1986, Jerry Blair, State Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit, was appointed by the governor to act as legal advisor to the Jefferson…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bank of Nova Scotia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. MalatestaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Miami Herald Pub. Co. v. MarkoSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  5. United States of America F/u/b of Dillon Construction Inc., a Corporation v. Continental Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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