RATLIFF v. STATE

No. 87542.

682 So.2d 556 (1996)

Walter Lee RATLIFF, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender and Phil Patterson, Assistant Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, for Petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; James W. Rogers, Bureau Chief, Criminal Appeals, and Mark C. Menser, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review Ratliff v. State, 668 So.2d 1090 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). We accepted jurisdiction to answer the following question certified to be of great public importance:

DO THE 1982 AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 810, FLORIDA STATUTES, SUPERSEDE THE COMMON-LAW DEFINITION OF A DWELLING, WHEREBY A STRUCTURE'S DESIGN OR SUITABILITY FOR HABITATION, RATHER THAN ACTUAL OCCUPANCY OR INTENT TO OCCUPY, IS CONTROLLING...

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