Smith v. State

530 So.2d 304 (1988)

Donald Lee SMITH, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 72008.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 8, 1988.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Bradford L. Thomas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.

EHRLICH, Chief Justice.

We have for review Smith v. State, 519 So.2d 731 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988), in which the district court certified the following question:

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