State v. Knickerbocker

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Michael C. KNICKERBOCKER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 25, 1993.

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1993-03-25

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“May a sentence for a life felony be enhanced pursuant to the provisions of the habitual offender statute?”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 619 So. 2d 18 - Knickerbocker v. State

“and remand[ed] for reconsideration in light of State v. Rucker, 613 So.2d 460 (Fla. 1993).”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 619 So. 2d 18 - Knickerbocker v. State

Relies on State v. Rucker · 610 So. 2d 435 - Lamont v. State · 604 So. 2d 876 - Knickerbocker v. State

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Decided 1993-03-25

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Cited by 18 later decisions — most recently April 2018

18 state decisions

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¶1Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., James W. Rogers, Bureau Chief and Amelia L. Beisner, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for petitioner.

¶2George F. Schaefer, Gainesville, for respondent.

¶3PER CURIAM.

¶4We have for review Knickerbocker v. State,604 So.2d 876 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992), which certified the following question of great public importance:

May a sentence for a life felony be enhanced pursuant to the provisions of the habitual offender statute?

¶5Id. at 878. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. Consistent with Lamont v. State,610 So.2d 435 (Fla. 1992), we answer in the negative and approve the decision below to the extent it addressed the certified question. We otherwise quash the opinion below and remand for reconsideration in light of State v. Rucker,613 So.2d 460 (Fla. 1993).

¶6It is so ordered.

¶7BARKETT, C.J., and OVERTON, McDONALD, SHAW, GRIMES, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur.