Hezekiah v. State

506 So. 2d 392, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 217, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 1839
Supreme Court of Florida·Decided April 30, 1987·No. No. 69765·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

We have jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution, to answer a certified question of great public importance:

Whether Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191(i)(4) is applicable to a criminal case wherein the defendant is taken into custody prior to January 1,1985, 12:01 A.M., the effective date of the above-stated rule.

State v. Hezekiah, 503 So.2d 907 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). We answered the question posed here affirmatively in Bloom v. McKnight, 502 So.2d 422 (Fla.1987). We approve the decision below.

It is so ordered.

MCDONALD, C.J., and OVERTON, EHRLICH, SHAW, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.

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