Mathis v. State

HARDING, Justice.

We have for review a decision passing on the following question certified to be of great public importance:

IS STATE V. GRAY, 654 So.2d 552 (Fla.1995) RETROACTIVE?

Mathis v. State, 680 So.2d 633, 634 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

In Gray we abolished the crime of attempted felony murder in this state. We expressly defined the scope of application in that decision: “This decision must be applied to all cases pending on direct review or not yet final.” Gray, 654 So.2d at 554. In State v. Woodley, No. 88,116, — So.2d - (Fla. Apr. 3,…