Case Name: James BARKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, COMMISSION ON ETHICS and Joseph M. Centorino, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-12-11
Citations: 683 So. 2d 675
Docket Number: No. 94-1962
Parties: James BARKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, COMMISSION ON ETHICS and Joseph M. Centorino, Appellees.
Judges: Before GERSTEN, GREEN and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 683
Pages: 675–676

Head Matter:
James BARKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, COMMISSION ON ETHICS and Joseph M. Centorino, Appellees.
No. 94-1962.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 11, 1996.
Stuart R. Miehelson, Bay Harbor, for appellant.
Philip C. Claypool, and C. Christopher Anderson, III, Tallahassee, for appellee, Florida Commission on Ethics.
Before GERSTEN, GREEN and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This case is before us following the Florida Supreme Court's remand in Commission on Ethics v. Barker, 677 So.2d 254 (Fla.1996). In this court's earlier decision in Barker v. Florida Commission on Ethics, 654 So.2d 646 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995), we held section 112.313(4) to be unconstitutionally vague, and reversed an order issued by the Commission on Ethics finding city commissioner James Barker had violated this section by accepting complementary country club memberships. See D'Alemberte v. Anderson, 349 So.2d 164 (Fla.1977).
The Florida Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the statute. In light of the Supreme Court's decision, and upon further review of the ease, we conclude that the hearing officer's findings are not supported by competent, substantial evidence. See DeGroot v. Sheffield, 95 So.2d 912 (Fla.1957). Accordingly, we reverse and remand to the Commission on Ethics with directions that a dismissal be entered, and that Barker be acquitted of all charges.
Reversed and remanded with directions.