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Hamilton v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Nov 13, 1997
701 So. 2d 858 (Fla. 1997)

Opinion

No. 91,013

November 13, 1997

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Certified Great Public Importance Fourth District — Case No. 96-1938 (Palm Beach County).

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Gary Caldwell, Assistant Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Celia A. Terenzio, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Bureau Chief and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Respondent.


We have for review Hamilton v. State, 695 So.2d 436 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997), which certified the same question of great public importance answered by this Court in Paccione v. State, 698 So.2d 252 (Fla. 1997). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. We quash the decision below and remand for proceedings consistent with our opinion in Paccione.

It is so ordered.

KOGAN, C.J., and OVERTON, SHAW, GRIMES, HARDING and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hamilton v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Nov 13, 1997
701 So. 2d 858 (Fla. 1997)
Case details for

Hamilton v. State

Case Details

Full title:HOWARD L. HAMILTON, PETITIONER, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Nov 13, 1997

Citations

701 So. 2d 858 (Fla. 1997)