MERCHANT v. STATE

No. 67857.

509 So.2d 1101 (1987)

Jack Wilson MERCHANT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and John M. Koenig, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.


EHRLICH, Justice.

We have for our review Merchant v. State, 476 So.2d 331 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985), which conflicts with this Court's decision in State v. Whitfield, 487 So.2d 1045 (Fla. 1986). We have jurisdiction, article V, section 3(b)(3), Florida Constitution.

Merchant raises three issues here. The first two concern alleged errors by the trial court occurring during Merchant...

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