Opinion ID: 1659165
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: As to Judge King.

Text: The Attorney General's suit is filed pursuant to the provisions of the Declaratory Judgment Statute, Chapter 86, F.S.A. The prayer is inter alia, that Judge King determine the validity of the executive order of March 4, 1969, and Section 27.14 [Fla. Stat., F.S.A.], in the light of the constitutional provisions of Article V of the Constitution    and to determine who presently is the proper individual as between the defendants RICHARD E. GERSTEIN and GORDON E. OLDHAM to serve as State Attorney of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit   . Our decision here disposes of all material questions presented in the Attorney General's suit. Passing on the question of our jurisdiction at this time appears to be unnecessary. We presume that upon the presentation of this decision to Judge King he will dissolve his constitutional stay order of March 5th and dismiss the petition. We reserve jurisdiction to entertain further proceedings in this matter if such becomes necessary to fully effectuate this decision. In conclusion, we have given careful consideration to all pleadings and briefs herein, including the response of Richard Gerstein which we allowed filed and have considered as a petition to intervene and response. Time for filing petition for re-hearing is limited to 5 days from the date this decision is filed in the Clerk's office. It is so ordered. ROBERTS, Acting C.J., and DREW, THORNAL, CARLTON, ADKINS and BOYD, JJ., concur.