Witherspoon v. State

278 So.2d 611 (1973)

Amos WITHERSPOON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Harold LITTLE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Nos. 42794, 42793.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 30, 1973.

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender, and Robert Rosenblatt, Asst. Public Defender, for appellants.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the Metropolitan Court for Dade County which passed on the validity of Fla. Stat. § 800.02, F.S.A. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Fla. Const., art. V, § 3(b)(1), F.S.A.

The statute…