State v. Keirn

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that a defendant who “is found guilty by a jury has been ‘convicted’ ... even in the absence of an adjudication”
• noting that conviction is a “chameleon-like” term with a definition that changes depending on context
• discussing in detail the \statutory context” for the term \conviction” without adjudication as it pertains to driving with a suspended license
• the Legislature has the sole authority and responsibility to make the criminal laws, including classifying transgressions of the criminal law as either a felony or a misdemeanor
• the Legislature has the sole authority and responsibility to make the criminal laws, including classifying transgressions of the criminal law as either a felony or a misdemeanor
• “a conviction under section 322.34 [, Florida Statutes (1995),] occurs after a final disposition of a case, as a result of a trial or plea, without regard to the court’s decision on adjudication of the defendant,” except under specified circumstances

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).