TUCKER v. STATE

No. 88-1657.

547 So.2d 270 (1989)

Ronald TUCKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 2, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Lipinski, Miami, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James J. Carney, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


LETTS, Judge.

This cause is per curiam affirmed. However, one issue troubles us.

The question once more presented, as it was in Ringemann v. State, 546 So.2d 52 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989), and which we now certify as being of great public importance, is:

CAN A DEFENDANT, REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, ORALLY WAIVE A JURY TRIAL, IF A FULL EXPLANATION OF THE CONSEQUENCES IS GIVEN...

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