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STATE v. CASTILLO

No. 67046.

486 So.2d 565 (1986)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Jose CASTILLO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for petitioner.

Roy E. Black of Black & Furci and Bradley R. Stark, Miami, for respondent.

McDONALD, Justice.

We accepted jurisdiction in Castillo v. State, 466 So.2d 7 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985), to resolve a conflict as to whether State v. Neil, 457 So.2d 481 (Fla. 1984), applies to all cases pending on direct appeal at the time the decision became final. Generally, an appellant is entitled to the benefit of the law at the time of appellate disposition. Dougan v. State,<...

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