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STATE v. FINELLI

No. SC99-26.

780 So.2d 31 (2001)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Karen FINELLI, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 1, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A Butterworth, Attorney General, Celia A. Terenzio Assistant Attorney General, Chief, West Palm Beach Bureau, and Heidi L. Bettendorf, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, FL, for Petitioner.

J. David Bogenschutz of Bogenschutz & Dutko, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Respondent.

LEWIS, J.

We have for review a decision on the following question certified to be of great public importance:

SHOULD THE DEFINITION OF "CONVICTION" IN FELONY DUI CASES BE IDENTICAL WITH HOW THE TERM IS DEFINED IN STATE V. SNYDER, 673 So.2d 9 (Fla.1996), GIVEN THE FACT THAT IN BOTH CASES A PRIOR "CONVICTION" IS AN ELEMENT OF THE SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSE AND THE LEGISLATURE INTENDED TO PROTECT THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM DANGEROUS...

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