HONCHELL v. STATE

No. 41197.

257 So.2d 889 (1971)

John Lawrence HONCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max P. Engel of Engel & Halpern, Miami, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Charles W. Musgrove and Andrew I. Friedrich, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.


DEKLE, Justice.

This cause is before us on direct appeal from the Criminal Court of Record of Palm Beach County, Florida. Appellant was charged and convicted of conspiracy, extortion and impersonating a police officer. Our jurisdiction was established when the trial judge specifically ruled that the extortion statute in question, Fla. Stat. § 836.05, F.S.A., was constitutional. Fla. Const. art. V, § 4(2), F.S.A.

Appellant challenged the statute on...

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