Pitts v. State

425 So.2d 542 (1983)

Eugene PITTS, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 61086.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 6, 1983.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Janet Reno, State Atty. and Ira N. Loewy, Asst. State Atty., Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, for respondent.

ADKINS, Justice.

Eugene Pitts, the petitioner (hereinafter referred to as defendant), in this case, seeks review and reversal of the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in State v. Pitts, 400…