COOK v. STATE

No. 83193.

645 So.2d 436 (1994)

Paul R. COOK, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 23, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Kathleen Stover, Asst. Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., James W. Rogers, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Wendy S. Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.


GRIMES, Chief Justice.

We review Cook v. State, 635 So.2d 70 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994), in which the court certified a question of great public importance. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(4) of the Florida Constitution.

In June of 1989, Paul R. Cook was convicted of five counts in three cases — grand theft, forgery, and three counts of passing worthless checks ("1989 offenses"). He was placed...

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