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J.R.S. v. STATE

No. 85-1294.

483 So.2d 834 (1986)

J.R.S., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 26, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Midgley, Public Defender, Fort Myers and Mark A. Cooper, Asst. Public Defender, Fort Myers and James J. Evangelista, Certified Legal Intern, and Valerie W. Messick, Certified Legal Intern, Fort Myers, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Frank Migliore, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa and Joseph P. D'Alessandro, State Atty., Fort Myers and Melville G. Brinson, III, Certified Legal Intern, Fort Myers, for appellee.

SCHEB, Judge.

The county court certified the following question to this court as one of great public importance:

DOES A COUNTY COURT JUDGE HAVE THE POWER AND DISCRETION TO INCARCERATE A MINOR FOR A VIOLATION OF SECTION 316.1935, FLORIDA STATUTES?

We accepted jurisdiction pursuant to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.030(b)(4)(A) and 9.160.

The appellant, J.R.S., a minor, was convicted in county court of the offense of fleeing or attempting...

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