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BERRY v. STATE

No. 93-1817.

652 So.2d 836 (1994)

Germaine BERRY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Opinion Granting Rehearing March 8, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant and Frantz Vitel, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joan L. Greenberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

FARMER, Judge.

When the legislature enacts a statute that is clear and unambiguous, there is still the problem of how this clear statute will be applied to varying factual situations. The criminal kidnapping statute is a case in point. See § 787.01(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (1993).1 The words are plain, and the meaning is clear. It is a first degree felony to use force to confine, abduct or imprison someone against their will in order...

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