STATE v. JACKSON

No. 81-114.

417 So.2d 1097 (1982)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Amos JACKSON, Jr., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 11, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Sydney H. McKenzie, III, Chief Trial Counsel, Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Richard Seay, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


MINER, CHARLES E., Jr., Associate Judge.

The State of Florida appeals an order of the Broward County Court finding the enhanced penalty provisions of Section 318.18(3), F.S., 1980 to be unconstitutional.

Appellee, Amos Jackson, Jr., was issued a traffic citation for driving at a speed of 82 mph where the posted speed limit was 55 mph. He originally entered a plea of not guilty but later changed his plea to no contest and moved for reduction of penalty by asserting...

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