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Perry v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jun 22, 2000
761 So. 2d 317 (Fla. 2000)

Opinion

No. SC97119.

Opinion filed June 22, 2000.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Direct Conflict Fifth District — Case No. 5D99-320 (Orange County).

James B. Gibson, Public Defender and Noel A. Pelella, Assistant Public Defender, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, Florida, for Petitioner

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Kellie A. Nielan, and Wesley Heidt, Assistant Attorneys General, Daytona Beach, Florida, for Respondent


We have for review the decision in Perry v. State, 744 So.2d 1199 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999), in which the Fifth District Court of Appeal cited as controlling authority its opinion in Maddox v. State, 708 So.2d 617 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998), approved in part, disapproved in part, 25 Fla. L. Weekly S367 (Fla. May 11, 2000). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.; Jollie v. State, 405 So.2d 418, 420 (Fla. 1981). We quash the decision below and remand for the Fifth District to consider this case in light of our opinion in Maddox.

It is so ordered.

HARDING, C.J., and SHAW, WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, LEWIS and QUINCE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Perry v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jun 22, 2000
761 So. 2d 317 (Fla. 2000)
Case details for

Perry v. State

Case Details

Full title:BRYAN PERRY, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jun 22, 2000

Citations

761 So. 2d 317 (Fla. 2000)

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