State v. Levin

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Charles Albert LEVIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 21, 1984.

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1984-06-21

Relies on 449 So. 2d 288 - Levin v. State · Tropigas S. A. v. Sanchez

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Decided 1984-06-21

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¶1 *563 Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Michael J. Neimand, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for petitioner.

¶2Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Bruce A. Rosenthal, Asst. Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, for respondent.

¶3EHRLICH, Justice.

¶4We accepted jurisdiction in this case, Levin v. State,449 So.2d 288 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983), because the district court acknowledged direct and express conflict with the decision of another district court of appeal, Boal v. State,368 So.2d 71 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979). Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

¶5For the reasons set forth in the opinion of the Third District Court of Appeal, which we herein adopt as our own, we approve the decision in Levin and accordingly disapprove Boal.

¶6It is so ordered.

¶7ALDERMAN, C.J., and ADKINS, OVERTON, McDONALD, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur.