Cohen v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

We find no merit in appellee’s argument on rehearing that the 1994 statutory and rule amendments found in section 921.0016, Florida Statutes, and Rule 3.702, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, apply to this case. Cohen’s crimes were committed prior to January 1, 1994; the amendments apply to offenses committed after that date.

As to the state’s request that we certify the same question certified in Colbert v. State, 646 So.2d 234 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994), review granted, — So.2d-, No. 85,047 (Fla. May 5, 1995), it does not appear that the reasoning that motivated the…