AO v. State

456 So.2d 1173 (1984)

A.O., a Juvenile, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 63974.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 27, 1984.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Bruce A. Rosenthal, Asst. Public Defender, Miami, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Richard E. Doran, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for respondent.

BOYD, Chief Justice.

We have for review a district court of appeal decision, A.O. v. State, 433 So.2d 22 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983), in which, pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(4), Florida Constitution, the court certified the following question of great public importance:

[W]hether…