§ 5.
Jurisdiction of courts.
The Supreme Court shall have such appellate jurisdiction as
may be provided by the Legislature, and the Supreme Court or any justice thereof may issue any
original or remedial writ which shall then be heard and determined by that court. The Governor
has authority to require opinions of the Supreme Court upon important questions of law involved
in the exercise of his executive power and upon solemn occasions.
The circuit courts have original jurisdiction in all cases except as to any limited original
jurisdiction granted to other courts by the Legislature. The circuit courts and judges thereof have the
power to issue, hear and determine all original and remedial writs. The circuit courts have such
appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by law.
Imposition or execution of a sentence may be suspended by the court empowered to impose the
sentence unless otherwise provided by law.
History: 1889 Const., art. V, §§ 2, 3, 13, 14; § 39 as proposed by SL 1929, ch 83, approved Nov., 1930; amendment proposed by SL 1972, ch 2, approved Nov. 7, 1972.
