Bell v. State

394 So.2d 979 (1981)

Warren Mitchell BELL, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 53440.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 8, 1981.

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

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Calvin L. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for respondent.

BOYD, Justice.

This cause is before the Court on petition for certiorari to review a decision of the district court of appeal, Bell v. State, 354 So.2d 1266 (Fla.3d DCA 1978). The district court certified that its decision passed upon a question of great public interest. We…