430 So. 2d 904 - State v. Kaufman’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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1. “[a] contemporaneous construction of a constitutional provision by the legislature is presumptively correct unless manifestly erroneous”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 489 So. 2d 1118 - Fla. Soc. of Ophthalmology v. Fla. Optometric · 660 So. 2d 734 - Service Ins. Co. v. Chiles

2. “A bill to be entitled An act relating to corrections; amending s. 944.02, F.S.; redefining the term "prisoner" for purposes of the state corrections code; providing penalties; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida. Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 944.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 944.02 Definitions.—The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, have the following meanings: (6) "Prisoner" means any person who is under arrest and in the lawful custody of any law enforcement official, or any person convicted and sentenced by any court and committed to any municipal or county jail or state prison, prison farm, or penitentiary, or to the custody of the department pursuant to lawful authority, as provided by law. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 836 So. 2d 1112 - State v. Franklin