SOVERINO v. STATE

No. 51681.

356 So.2d 269 (1978)

Carmelos SOVERINO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Jagger, Public Defender, and Robert Dillinger, Asst. Public Defender, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Davis G. Anderson, Jr. and C. Marie King, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


SUNDBERG, Justice.

Appellant has prosecuted an appeal in this Court following an order of the trial judge denying his motion to dismiss. Because the order upheld the validity of Section 784.07, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1976), in the face of appellant's constitutional challenge to the statute, this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.

On November 27, 1976, appellant was arrested by officers of the St. Petersburg...

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