Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Melissa McKNIGHT, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-05-27
Citations: 710 So. 2d 1029
Docket Number: No. 97-2896
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Melissa McKNIGHT, Appellee.
Judges: WARNER and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 710
Pages: 1029–1030

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Melissa McKNIGHT, Appellee.
No. 97-2896.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 27, 1998.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Denise M. Mitchell, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
KLEIN, Judge.
Section 316.193(6)(d), Florida Statutes (1995), part of our DUI statute, requires the court to order impoundment or immobilization of the vehicle being driven by the person who is convicted, unless the court finds that the family of the owner has no other public or private means of transportation. Although the defendant did not argue that this provision is unconstitutional, the trial court concluded that it was, without citing any authority, and refused to apply it. Several months earlier the Florida Supreme Court had held that this provision was not unconstitutionally vague. State v. Muller, 693 So.2d 976 (Fla.1997). Before that, this court had held that the statute does not deny due process or violate equal protection. State v. Ginn, 660 So.2d 1118 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995). Reversed.
WARNER and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.