Varney v. State

659 So.2d 234 (1995)

Steven Ray VARNEY, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 84172.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 27, 1995.

Rehearing Denied August 22, 1995.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Raymond Dix, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Michael J. Neimand, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Parker D. Thomson and Carol A. Licko, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Miami, for respondent.

SHAW, Justice.

We have for review Varney v. State, 638 So.2d 1063 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994), wherein the district court certified the following question:

Is section 784.048,…