Pino v. State

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a three-judge circuit court decision below which affirmed a county court conviction for the first degree misdemeanor of driving while license suspended, as a second offense. § 322.34(1), Fla.Stat. (1983). It is urged that the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of the law by affirming this conviction because the defendant was denied his *812right to trial by jury in the cause. We agree, and accordingly, grant the petition for a writ of certiorari, quash the decision below, and remand the cause to the circuit court…