Carlos J. Acevedo v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC15-1873 ____________ CARLOS J. ACEVEDO, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [May 18, 2017] QUINCE, J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Acevedo v. State,

174 So. 3d 437

(Fla. 4th DCA 2015). The district court certified that its decision is in direct conflict with the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Durant v. State,

94 So. 3d 669

(Fla. 5th DCA 2012). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we approve the decision of…