State v. Heathcoat

442 So.2d 955 (1983)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

John HEATHCOAT, Respondent.

No. 63582.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 15, 1983.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Michael J. Kotler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for petitioner.

Jerry Hill, Public Defender and L.S. Alperstein, Asst. Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, for respondent.

SHAW, Judge.

This cause is before the Court on petition to review Heathcoat v. State, 430 So.2d 945 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983), in which the district court certified a question to be one of great public importance. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section…