Supreme Court of Florida
Filed: Jul. 27, 1989
Citations: 547 So. 2d 131
547 So. 2d 131 (1989) STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Sylester Earl SMITH, Respondent. No. 70261. Supreme Court of Florida. July 27, 1989. *132 Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for petitioner. Bruce D. Lincoln, Ft. Lauderdale, for respondent. BARKETT, Justice. We have for review Smith v. State, 501 So. 2d 657 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987), which certified the following question of great public importance: WHETHER, PRIOR TO THE INITIATION OF FORMAL A..