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STATE v. SMITH

No. 70261.

547 So.2d 131 (1989)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Sylester Earl SMITH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Bruce D. Lincoln, Ft. Lauderdale, for respondent.

BARKETT, Justice.

We have for review Smith v. State, 501 So.2d 657 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987), which certified the following question of great public importance:

WHETHER, PRIOR TO THE INITIATION OF FORMAL ADVERSARY JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE FORM OF AN INDICTMENT OR INFORMATION, AN ACCUSED HAS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO COUNSEL AT A COMPELLED LINEUP?1

Id. at 658. Because of the...

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