Warren Staples v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC14-2485 ____________ WARREN STAPLES, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [October 6, 2016] QUINCE, J. Warren Staples seeks review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Staples v. State,

161 So. 3d 561

(Fla. 5th DCA 2014), on the ground that it expressly and directly conflicts with decisions of the First, Second, and Fourth District Courts of Appeal in Bennett v. State,

684 So. 2d 242

(Fla. 2d DCA 1996), Bell v. State,

643 So. 2d 674

(Fla. 1st DCA 1994), and Diaz v. State,

629 So. 2d 261

(Fla. 4th DCA 1993), on a question of law.…