Case Name: Daniel Cooper VERNON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-03-29
Citations: 558 So. 2d 535
Docket Number: No. 89-2931
Parties: Daniel Cooper VERNON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: ERVIN, ZEHMER and ALLEN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 558
Pages: 535–535

Head Matter:
Daniel Cooper VERNON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 89-2931.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 29, 1990.
Antony E. Fiorentino, Pensacola, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and William A. Hatch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
At petitioner's implied consent hearing held pursuant to Section 322.261, Florida Statutes (1987), the county court placed the burden of proof on petitioner, and ultimately sustained the suspension of petitioner's driver's license. The circuit court affirmed. After petitioner filed a petition for writ of certiorari, the respondent confessed error, stating that the burden of proof in a section 322.261 hearing should be on the state. We therefore grant the petition for writ of certiorari and remand this case for further consistent proceedings.
ERVIN, ZEHMER and ALLEN, JJ., concur.