"[A]rticle I, section 22 of the Florida Constitution preserves the right to a jury trial in [paternity] proceedings."
How later courts described this case
- "[A]rticle I, section 22 of the Florida Constitution preserves the right to a jury trial in [paternity] proceedings."
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
WOLF, Judge,
specially concurring.
The attorney general has advanced a number of valid public policy reasons why the issue of paternity should be determined by the court rather than by means of a jury trial. I agree with the legal reasoning of the majority, however, and feel that we have no recourse but to deny the petition.