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TUCKER v. STATE

No. 74676.

559 So.2d 218 (1990)

Ronald TUCKER, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 29, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Lipinski, Miami, for petitioner.

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

McDONALD, Justice.

The district court in this case, Tucker v. State, 547 So.2d 270, 271 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989), certified the following question to be of great public importance:

Can a defendant, represented by counsel, orally waive a jury trial, if a full explanation of the consequences is given by the trial judge?

We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. We answer the certified question in...

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