CHARLES HAYWOOD, PETITIONER,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT
CHARLES HAYWOOD, PETITIONER,
STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT
482 So. 2d 1377
Florida Supreme Court (1986)
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Opinion of the Court
EHRLICH, Justice.
We have for review Haywood v. State, 466 So. 2d 424 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985), which directly conflicts with Whitehead v. State, 450 So. 2d 545 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984). Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. On the authority of State v. Whitehead, 472 So. 2d 730 (Fla.1985), we approve the decision below.
It is so ordered.
BOYD, C.J., and ADKINS, OVERTON, McDonald and SHAW, JJ., concur.
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- THE Florida BAR v. Jones, 472 So. 2d 730 (Fla. 1985)
- State v. Whitehead, 472 So. 2d 730 (Fla. 1985)
- Whitehead v. State, 450 So. 2d 545 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984)
- Haywood v. State, 466 So. 2d 424 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)