WILLIAMS v. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE

No. 96-2367.

702 So.2d 1301 (1997)

Randolph WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. The CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Williamson, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Dennis E. Lyles, City Attorney, and Robert Scott Walker, Assistant City Attorney, Fort Lauderdale, for respondent.


PARIENTE, Judge.

This is a petition for writ of certiorari, wherein petitioner challenges the circuit court's denial of his petition for writ of prohibition. We grant the petition in part, finding that the county court acted outside its jurisdiction by sentencing petitioner to terms of probation for violating municipal ordinances that at that time did not provide for probation as an alternate penalty.

Petitioner was sentenced to eight terms of probation for...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases