Case Name: Michael Ray SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-05-10
Citations: 450 So. 2d 480
Docket Number: No. 63021
Parties: Michael Ray SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: ALDERMAN, C.J., and BOYD, OVER-TON, McDonald, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 450
Pages: 480–480

Head Matter:
Michael Ray SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 63021.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 10, 1984.
Frank J. Tassone, Jr., Jacksonville, for petitioner.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and John W. Tied-emann, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.

Opinion:
ADKINS, Justice.
We have for review Smith v. State, 422 So.2d 1065 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982), which expressly and directly conflicts with State v. Doherty, 240 So.2d 332 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970). We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3), Florida Constitution.
We approve and adopt the opinion of the First District Court of Appeal in Smith v. State. We disapprove State v. Doherty to the extent that it holds that the state, demonstrating the veracity of hearsay information relied on for an arrest, must show both the credibility of the informant and the reliability of his information.
It is so ordered.
ALDERMAN, C.J., and BOYD, OVER-TON, McDonald, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur.