Title: Keith Jackson v. State of Florida

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC10-1405 
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KEITH JACKSON, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Respondent. 
 
 
[May 26, 2011] 
 
 
CANADY, C.J. 
 
We have for review Jackson v. State, No. 4D10-2100 (Fla. 4th DCA Jun. 15, 
2010), in which the Fourth District Court of Appeal concluded that the trial court 
did not depart from the essential requirements of law.  The Fourth District relied 
upon its prior decision Dennis v. State, 17 So. 3d 305 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009).  At the 
time the Fourth District issued Jackson, Dennis was pending review in this Court.  
We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.; Jollie v. State, 405 So. 2d 
418 (Fla. 1981). 
 
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We stayed proceedings in this case pending disposition of Dennis v. State, 
51 So. 3d 456 (Fla. 2010), in which we determined that where a criminal defendant 
files a motion to dismiss on the basis of section 776.032, Florida Statutes (2006), 
the trial court should decide the factual question of the applicability of the statutory 
immunity.  In so holding, we disapproved the Fourth District’s reasoning.  We then 
issued an order directing the State to show cause why this Court should not 
exercise jurisdiction in the instant case, summarily quash the order on review, and 
remand for reconsideration in light of Dennis.  The State has filed a response 
conceding that “given the procedural posture of this case . . . this cause should be 
remanded for reconsideration.” 
 
We accordingly grant the petition for review in the instant case.  The order 
under review is quashed, and this matter is remanded to the Fourth District for 
reconsideration upon application of this Court’s decision in Dennis. 
 
It is so ordered. 
PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, POLSTON, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Direct 
Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Fourth District - Case No. 4D10-2100 
 
 
(Broward County) 
 
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Leonard Scott Feuer of Dell and Schaefer, Chartered, Hollywood, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Melanie Dale 
Surber, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent