STATE v. SHIRAH

No. 82-1044.

427 So.2d 371 (1983)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Michael Sanford SHIRAH, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William E. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Bennie Lazzara, Jr., of Bennie Lazzara, Jr., P.A., Tampa, for appellee.


SCHOONOVER, Judge.

The state has appealed from a judgment holding that the "bookmaking" statute, section 849.25, Florida Statutes (1981), is unconstitutional. We reverse.

The appellant, the State of Florida, filed an information charging the appellee, Michael Sanford Shirah, with five counts of bookmaking in violation of section 849.25 and one count of violating section 895.03, Florida Statutes (1981).

The trial court held that the bookmaking statute...

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