AUSTIN v. STATE EX REL. CHRISTIAN

No. 46475.

310 So.2d 289 (1975)

The Honorable T. Edward AUSTIN et al., Petitioners, v. STATE of Florida ex rel. Floyd T. CHRISTIAN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., George R. Georgieff, Raymond L. Marky and Michael M. Corin, Asst. Attys. Gen., T. Edward Austin, Assigned State Atty., and Aaron K. Bowden, Asst. State Atty., for petitioners.

Joseph C. Jacobs and E.C. Deeno Kitchen, Ervin, Varn, Jacobs & Odom, Tallahassee, and Robert L. Floyd and Michael A. Pohl, Frates, Floyd, Pearson, Stewart, Proenza & Richman, Miami, for respondent.

Reubin O'D. Askew, Governor of Florida, and Arthur C. Canaday, Gen. Counsel, Tallahassee, for amicus curiae.

E.J. Salcines, Jr. and David H. Bludworth, State's Attys., for Florida Prosecuting Attys. Association, amicus curiae.


ADKINS, Chief Justice.

This cause is here on petition for writ of certiorari supported by certificate of the District Court of Appeal, First District, that its decision (opinion filed November 5, 1974) reported in 302 So.2d 811, is one which involves a question of great public interest. We have jurisdiction. See Fla. Const., art. V, § 3(b)(3), F.S.A.

On March 4, 1974, the Governor issued Executive Order 74-19 assigning...

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