White v. Singletary

We have for review the decision in White v. Singletary, 711 So.2d 640 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998), which the district court certified to be in conflict with the opinions in Trowell v. State, 706 So.2d 332 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998), Thompson v. State, 708 So.2d 289 (Fla. 4th DCA), review dismissed, 721 So.2d 287 (Fla.1998), Stone v. State, 688 So.2d 1006 (Fla. 1st DCA), review denied, 697 So.2d 512 (Fla.1997), and Gunn v. State, 612 So.2d 643 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

We recently approved the First District’s opinion in Trowell on the issue of what…