State v. Hope

529 So.2d 275 (1988)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

Richard P. HOPE, Respondent.

No. 70646.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 9, 1988.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Katherine V. Blanco, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for petitioner.

Joel Hirschhorn and Andrew Cotzin of Joel Hirschhorn, P.A., Miami, for respondent.

We have for review Hope v. State, 508 So.2d 425, 427 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987), in which the district court certified the following question as being of great public importance:

Whether the commission of the offense of offering a bribe to a sitting circuit judge to influence his favorable treatment…