State v. Sheperd

479 So.2d 106 (1985)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

Richard Wayne SHEPERD, Respondent.

No. 64369.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 25, 1985.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Calianne P. Lantz, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for petitioner.

N. Joseph Durant, Sp. Asst. Public Defender of Gelber, Glass and Durant, Miami, for respondent.

ADKINS, Justice.

This cause is before the Court because the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal, Sheperd v. State, 436 So.2d 232 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983), expressly and directly conflicts with prior decisions of this Court, White v. State, 377 So.2d 1149 (Fla. 1979), and…