VINALES v. STATE

No. 57782.

394 So.2d 993 (1981)

Juan VINALES, Antonio Luis Alvarez, and Jose Fernandez De Castro, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Beiley, Lawrence E. Besser and Benedict P. Kuehne of Bierman, Sonnett, Beiley & Shohat, Miami, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Paul Mendelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellee.


McDONALD, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the Third District Court of Appeal, 374 So.2d 570 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979), in which the appellants' convictions for bookmaking were affirmed. The district court initially and directly construed article II, section 5(a) of the Florida Constitution; we have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. (1972).

The question before the Court is whether a temporary nonpaying appointment...

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