State v. Rodriguez

523 So.2d 1141 (1988)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

Carlos RODRIGUEZ, Respondent.

No. 70392.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 21, 1988.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Steven T. Scott, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for petitioner.

Michael S. Hacker, Miami, for respondent.

GRIMES, Justice.

Pursuant to Article V, section 3(b)(3) of the Florida Constitution, we accepted jurisdiction of this cause to resolve a conflict between our decision in Scott v. State, 464 So.2d 1171 (Fla. 1985), and that of the Third District Court of Appeal below in State v. Rodriguez, 505 So.2d 628 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

The facts…