Ronald J. Richards v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC19-24 ____________ RONALD J. RICHARDS, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. January 16, 2020 PER CURIAM. Ronald J. Richards seeks review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Richards v. State,

258 So. 3d 576

(Fla. 5th DCA 2018). We exercised our jurisdiction on the grounds that Richards expressly and directly conflicts with the First District Court of Appeal’s decision in Thomas v. State,

236 So. 3d 1159

(Fla. 1st DCA 2018), and the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Chambers v. State,

217 So. 3d 210

(Fla. 4th DCA…