STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 79507.

623 So.2d 462 (1993)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Leon WILLIAMS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Joan Fowler, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen. and John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Marc A. Gordon, Law Office of Gordon & Spudeas, Fort Lauderdale, amicus curiae, for Broward Ass'n of Crim. Defense Lawyers.


HARDING, Justice.

We have for review Williams v. State, 593 So.2d 1064 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992), in which the Fourth District Court of Appeal certified the following question as one of great public importance:

DOES THE SOURCE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL TO CONDUCT REVERSE STINGS CONSTITUTIONALLY SHIELD THOSE WHO BECOME ILLICITLY INVOLVED WITH SUCH DRUGS FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY?

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