Williams v. State

594 So.2d 290 (1992)

Lucious WILLIAMS, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 76016.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 6, 1992.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Megan Olson, Asst. Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Stephen A. Baker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for respondent.

We review Williams v. State, 568 So.2d 1276-77 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990), in which the court certified the following as a question of great public importance:

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