State v. Mustelier

561 So.2d 533 (1990)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

Salvador F. MUSTELIER, Respondent.

No. 74069.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 29, 1990.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Michael J. Neimand, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for petitioner.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Henry H. Harnage, Asst. Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, for respondent.

McDONALD, Justice.

In Mustelier v. State, 550 So.2d 1124, 1125 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), the district court certified the following question as one of great public importance:

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