Zabrani v. Cowart

506 So.2d 1035 (1987)

Iqbal ZABRANI, Petitioner,

v.

Edward D. COWART, Judge, Etc., Respondent.

No. 69744.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 30, 1987.

Mark King Leban of the Law Offices of Mark King Leban, P.A., Miami, and Stanford Blake, Miami, for petitioner.

Janet Reno, State Atty., and Joel D. Rosenblatt, Asst. State Atty., Miami, for respondent.

We have jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution, to answer a certified question of great public importance:

Whether Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191(i)(4) is applicable to a criminal case wherein the defendant is taken into custody prior to…