Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Emil GATTO, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1987-11-25
Citations: 516 So. 2d 289
Docket Number: Nos. 87-1163, 87-1164
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Emil GATTO, Appellee.
Judges: HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD and DELL, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 516
Pages: 289–289

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Emil GATTO, Appellee.
Nos. 87-1163, 87-1164.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Nov. 25, 1987.
Rehearing Denied, Stay Granted Dec. 30, 1987.
Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Amy Lynn Diem, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court's order dismissing the bookmaking charges against the appellant on the basis that the bookmaking statute, section 849.25, Florida Statutes (1985), was unconstitutional as applied to appellant, on the authority of State v. Cogswell, 504 So.2d 464 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). We also note that the legislature amended the bookmaking statute, effective October 1,1987, to cure the problem which concerned this court in Cogswell.
HERSEY, C.J., and ANSTEAD and DELL, JJ., concur.