Lawler v. State

The state urges this court to stay the instant appeal pending the Florida Supreme Court’s review of Williams v. State, 593 So.2d 1064 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990), rev. granted, No. 79,507 (Fla. July 6, 1992). However, this court has routinely recertified the question in Williams, reversed the defendant’s conviction, and remanded to the trial court with directions to discharge the defendant. See Nero v. State, 604 So.2d 550 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992); Palmer v. State, 602 So.2d 577 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992); Johnson v. State, 599 So.2d 1057 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992); Sheffield v. State, 599 So.2d 1057 (Fla.1992). Given…