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State v. Purdum

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 15, 1981
400 So. 2d 1050 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

No. 80-1975.

July 15, 1981.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, David Seth Walker, J.

Judson M. Chapman and Enoch J. Whitney, Tallahassee, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


We quash the writ of certiorari granted below. In statutory certiorari proceedings pursuant to § 322.31, Florida Statutes (1979), the circuit court may not consider the sufficiency of prior traffic convictions forming the basis for revocation of driving privileges. See Wheeler v. Department of Highway Safety Motor Vehicles, 297 So.2d 128 (Fla.2d DCA 1974).

HOBSON, Acting C.J., and RYDER and DANAHY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Purdum

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 15, 1981
400 So. 2d 1050 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

State v. Purdum

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jul 15, 1981

Citations

400 So. 2d 1050 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

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