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Hezekiah v. StateHezekiah v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Apr 30, 1987
No. 69765
Reporters:
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Before:
Barkett
PER CURIAM.

We have jurisdiction under article V, section 3(b)(4), ‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‍Florida Constitution, to answer a certified question of great public importance:

Whether Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191(i)(4) is applicable to a criminal ‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‍case wherein the defendant is taken into custody prior to January 1,1985, 12:01 A.M., the effective date ‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‍of the above-stated rule.

State v. Hezekiah, 503 So.2d 907 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). We answered the question posed here ‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‍affirmatively in Bloom v. McKnight, 502 So.2d 422 (Fla.1987). We approve the decision below.

It is so ordered.

MCDONALD, C.J., and ‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‍OVERTON, EHRLICH, SHAW, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Hezekiah v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Florida
Date Published: Apr 30, 1987
Citations: 506 So. 2d 392; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 217; 1987 Fla. LEXIS 1839; No. 69765
Docket Number: No. 69765
Court Abbreviation: Fla.
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