BROOKS v. STATE

No. 66137.

476 So.2d 163 (1985)

William BROOKS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

August 29, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Sanford Selvey, II, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Gregory G. Costas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.


SHAW, Justice.

These two decisions, both of which are reported as Brooks v. State, 456 So.2d 1305 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), are before us based on a certified question of great public importance. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

The certified question is the same as that which we addressed in State v. Young, 476 So.2d 161 (Fla. 1985), and State v. Carney...

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