January 9, 2003
State of Florida v. Roberto Ruiz
Case Number(s):
SC02-389, SC02-524

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Summary:

These two cases involve the effect a 2001 statute has on the Florida Supreme Court's 2000 opinion in Delgado v. State. The statute purports to retroactively overrule Delgado, which construed the definition of burglary found in Florida Statutes. The district court certified a question of great public importance as to whether this statute has legislatively overruled Delgado for crimes committed on or before July 1, 2001.