State v. Williams

453 So.2d 824 (1984)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

Willie WILLIAMS, Respondent.

No. 64470.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 26, 1984.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender and Paula S. Saunders, Asst. Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, for respondent.

This cause is before us pursuant to a certified question of great public importance from the First District Court of Appeal. Williams v. State, 439 So.2d 1014 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

Respondent…