Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Eugene Michael BYARS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-08-29
Citations: 792 So. 2d 1235
Docket Number: No. 4D00-2812
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Eugene Michael BYARS, Appellee.
Judges: STEVENSON, and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 792
Pages: 1235–1235

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Eugene Michael BYARS, Appellee.
No. 4D00-2812.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Aug. 29, 2001.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Jeffrey L. Anderson, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
ON MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION OF QUESTION AS ONE OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
WARNER, J.
We grant the state's motion for certification of the following question of great public importance. We certify the following question:
DOES A RESTRAINING ORDER ENJOINING A DEFENDANT FROM ENTERING A STRUCTURE WITHDRAW THE CONSENT ENJOYED BY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ENTRY INTO THE STRUCTURE, THEREBY PREVENTING THE DEFENDANT FROM RAISING THE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DEFENSE RECOGNIZED IN MILLER V. STATE, 733 So.2d 955 (Fla.1998).
Although appellee argues that this court should not certify because this case does not involve a common or recurring question, we disagree. With the increase of domestic violence injunctions over the past several years, this same factual situation has the capability of being repeated often. Because of this, we conclude that it is a question of great public importance.
STEVENSON, and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.