Legal Opinion

Jermaine D. English v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 12, 2016No. SC14-2229PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLabarga, C.J.

Jermaine English seeks review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of-Appeal in State v. English, 148 So.3d 529 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014), on the ground that it expressly and directly conflicts with a decision of another district court of appeal, Harris v. State, 11 So.3d 462 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009), on a question of law. Specifically, the district courts reached conflicting decisions on what constitutes an obstruction to a license plate in violation of section 316.605(1), Florida Statutes (2013), and whether the statute creates a distinction between obscuring matter that is on or is external to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Daniels v. Florida Dept. of HealthSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  2. Kasischke v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  3. Acosta v. RichterSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  4. State v. BurrisSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  5. Polite v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  4. Gomez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  5. STATE OF FLORIDA v. CHESTER RALPH KWITOWSKI, JR.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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