STATE v. BARNETT

Nos. 51664 to 51669.

366 So.2d 411 (1978)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. William BARNETT, Glenn DeVore, Ronnie Long, Edward Salem, John Sheppard, and Robert Tolar, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles Corces, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Robert R. Hagaman of Schryver, Hagaman & Aaron, Naples, for William Barnett.

Julian Clarkson and Frank C. Alderman, III, Fort Myers, for Glenn DeVore and Edward Salem.

E.G. Couse of Grace & Couse, Fort Myers, for Ronnie Long, John Sheppard and Robert Tolar.


HATCHETT, Justice.

The State of Florida seeks review of an order of the trial court dismissing the informations in this case on the ground that Section 849.25(3), Florida Statutes (1975), is unconstitutionally vague. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to Article V, Section 3(b)(1). We determine that the statute is constitutional, and remand the case to the trial court.

The defendants in this case were charged by statewide grand jury with bookmaking. The...

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