BLACK v. STATE

No. 89-2912.

569 So.2d 942 (1990)

Carlton BLACK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Joseph S. Shook, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Sylvia H. Alonso, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

As we did in Gillion v. State, 547 So.2d 719 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989), we certify the following question as one of great public importance:

DOES THE MERE IDENTIFICATION OF A LOCATION AS A HIGH CRIME AREA UNDULY PREJUDICE A DEFENDANT WHO IS ARRESTED THERE?

AFFIRMED.

DOWNEY, GUNTHER and WARNER...

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