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State v. MorgantiState v. Morganti

Supreme Court of Florida
Jul 9, 1987
No. 69798
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Barrett
PER CURIAM.

We review Morganti v. State, 498 So.2d 557 (Fla. 4th ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍DCA 1986), to answer the certified question of whether retroactive application of the penalty provisions of ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍section 27.3455, Florida Statutes (1985), violates the ex post facto provisions of the United States and ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Florida Constitutions. Art. V § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. We answer in the affirmative and approve the ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍decision below on the authority of State v. Yost, 507 So.2d 1099 (Fla.1987).

It is so ordered.

MCDONALD, C.J„ and OVERTON, ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍EHRLICH, SHAW, BARRETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Morganti
Court Name: Supreme Court of Florida
Date Published: Jul 9, 1987
Citations: 509 So. 2d 929; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 367; 1987 Fla. LEXIS 2085; No. 69798
Docket Number: No. 69798
Court Abbreviation: Fla.
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