Title: State Of Florida v. Willie Lawrence
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SC06-81
State: Florida
Issuer: Florida Supreme Court
Date: January 18, 2007

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC06-81 
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STATE OF FLORIDA,  
Appellant, 
 
vs. 
 
WILLIE LAWRENCE,  
Appellee. 
 
[January 18, 2007] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
We have for review  Lawrence v. State, 918 So. 2d 368 (Fla. 3d DCA 
2005), in which the Third District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s order 
revoking probation based upon its prior decision in State v. Harden, 873 So. 2d 352 
(Fla. 3d DCA 2004), aff’d, 938 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 2006).  At the time the Third 
District Court issued its decision in Lawrence, Harden was pending review in this 
Court.  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 3(b)(1), (3), Fla. Const.; Jollie v. State, 
405 So. 2d 418 (Fla. 1981). 
We recently affirmed the Third District Court’s decision in Harden.  
See State v. Harden, 938 So. 2d 480 (Fla. 2006).  As a result, we issued an order 
on  September 20, 2006, directing the appellant to show cause why this Court 
should not summarily affirm Lawrence in light of our decision in 
Harden.  Appellant agreed that “Harden is controlling in the instant case, and 
summary affirmance is appropriate.”  The appellee had previously submitted a 
motion to dismiss the appeal as moot because the State had entered a Nolle 
Prosequi on September 7, 2006, as to all charges pending against him. 
Based upon our decision in Harden and the appellant’s response to the order 
to show cause, we summarily affirm the decision of the Third District Court in 
Lawrence.  Appellee’s motion to dismiss the appeal as moot is denied.  
It is so ordered. 
LEWIS, C.J., and WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, QUINCE, CANTERO, and 
BELL, JJ., concur. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
 
 
 
An Appeal from the District Court of Appeal - Statutory or Constitutional 
Invalidity 
 
 
Third District - Case No. 3D04-1988 
 
 
(Dade County) 
 
 
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Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Jennifer Falcone 
Moore, Assistant Attorney General, Miami, Florida, 
 
 
for Appellant 
 
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Robert Godfrey, Assistant Public 
Defender, Miami, Florida, 
 
 
for Appellee 
 
 
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