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FLORIDA COM'N ON ETHICS v. PLANTE

No. 53899.

369 So.2d 332 (1979)

FLORIDA COMMISSION ON ETHICS, Appellant, v. Kenneth A. PLANTE, Dempsey Barron, Philip D. Lewis, Jack D. Gordon, and Jon Thomas, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and William C. Sherrill, Jr., Chief Trial Counsel, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Tobias Simon, Miami, Charles L. Carlton, Lakeland, and Richard C. McFarlain, Tallahassee, for appellees.

Bruce C. Starling, Gen. Counsel, Nancy G. Linnan, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Tallahassee, and Donald M. Middlebrooks, Miami, for Governor Reubin O'D. Askew and The Sunshine Amendment, Inc., amici curiae.

PER CURIAM.

We here review an order of the district court of appeal construing a provision of the Florida Constitution. Jurisdiction vests under article V, section 3(b)(1). At issue is the meaning of the words "public report" in article II, section 8(f). We hold that these words mean a report which includes a conclusion and that such an interpretation does not violate the concept of separation of powers between branches of government. The district court opinion is...

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