Jermaine Earl v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-1506 ____________ JERMAINE EARL, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. April 8, 2021 LABARGA, J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Earl v. State, 276 So. 3d 359, 360-62 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). The district court certified that its decision is in direct conflict with the decisions of the Third and Fifth District Courts of Appeal in Solomon v. State,

254 So. 3d 1121

(Fla. 5th DCA 2018); Vargas v. State,

188 So. 3d 915

(Fla. 5th DCA 2016); and Burks v. State,

237 So. 3d 1060

(Fla. 3d DCA…