Francis Wong v. State of Florida

Petitioner Francis Wong seeks review of the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Wong v. State, 184 So.3d 1122 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015), on the basis that it expressly and directly conflicts with the decision of this Court in State v. Heathcoat, 442 So.2d 955 (Fla. 1983), on a question of law. 1 We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. Further, we accepted jurisdiction. Wong v. State, No. SC15-2192, 2016 WL 934487, *1 (Fla. Mar. 9, 2016). We now quash the decision below.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Wong was convicted of two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation…