Despite its widespread popularity among Florida's politicians, the bond cap statute was not entirely kosher from a constitutional point of view. |
An appropriately drawn limitation statute would surely produce a more just result. |
That is contrary to the statute which has conferred upon it the power of rehearing and the duty to rehear and redetermine these cases. |
This statute was merely a reenactment of prior statutes which have preserved common law crimes and made them part of our jurisprudence. |
Although this language was judge-made, it used to be treated as if it was the language of statute. |
In many states, that has been changed by statute, particularly for crimes like joyriding. |