Steffani v. State

Noel STEFFANI, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided August 26, 1982.

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1982-08-26

Relies on 419 So. 2d 320 - Griffin v. State · State v. Steffani

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Decided 1982-08-26

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¶1Paul Morris, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, Miami, for petitioner.

¶2Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Janet Reno, State Atty. and Ira N. Loewy, Asst. State Atty., Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, for respondent.

¶3ADKINS, Justice.

¶4We have for review a decision of the District Court of Appeal, Third District, (State v. Steffani,398 So.2d 475 (Fla.3d DCA 1981)), which passes upon questions that it certifies to be of great public importance. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

¶5This case involves the same questions as were considered in our consolidated opinion in Griffin v. State and Lawrence v. State,419 So.2d 320 (Fla. 1982). For the reasons expressed in that consolidated opinion, we approve the district court's decision.

¶6It is so ordered.

¶7ALDERMAN, C.J., and BOYD, OVERTON, SUNDBERG and McDONALD, JJ., concur.