Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Robinson

I concur in the denial of jurisdiction in this case. Athough the Second District Court of Appeal certified a question of great public importance, and the importance of the certified question is not disputed, the Second District did not pass upon the question. The precise language in the Florida Constitution, which is set forth in article V, section 3(b)(4), specifies that the Supreme Court “[m]ay review any decision of a district court of appeal that passes upon a question certified by it to be of great public importance.” Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const, (emphasis added). This Court has…