Title: Lisa Brown v. State of Florida

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

1The Fourth District consolidated the State's appeal of the trial court's dismissal of drug
trafficking charges against both Lisa Brown and her co-defendant Stephen Falkenstein.  See State v.
Falkenstein, 720 So. 2d 1143, 1144 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998).  Falkenstein subsequently voluntarily
dismissed his petition seeking discretionary review in this Court.  See Falkenstein v. State, No. 94,527
(Fla. Oct. 7, 1999).
Supreme Court of Florida
 
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No. 94,528
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LISA BROWN,
Petitioner,
vs.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
PARIENTE, J.
We have for review the opinion in State v. Falkenstein, 720 So. 2d 1143 (Fla.
4th DCA 1998),1 which certified conflict with the opinions in State v. Holland, 689
So. 2d 1268 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997), and State v. Perry, 716 So 2d 327 (Fla. 2d DCA
1998).  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.  For the reasons
expressed in our opinion in Hayes v. State, 24 Fla. L. Weekly S467 (Fla. Oct. 7,
-2-
1999), the decision of the Fourth District is hereby quashed.  We remand to the
district court for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
It is so ordered.
HARDING, C.J., and SHAW, WELLS, ANSTEAD, LEWIS and QUINCE, JJ.,
CONCUR.
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified
Direct Conflict of Decisions
Fourth District - Case No. 97-3931
(Broward County)
Bradley R. Stark, Miami, Florida,
for Petitioner
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Celia Terenzio, Bureau Chief, West Palm
Beach, and Debra Rescigno, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida,
for Respondent