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State v. Fonseca

Supreme Court of Florida
Apr 2, 1992
598 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 1992)

Opinion

No. 77134.

April 2, 1992.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal — Certified Great Public Importance, Third District — Case No. 89-2541, Dade County.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for petitioner.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Burke, Asst. Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, for respondent.


We have for review Fonseca v. State, 570 So.2d 424, 425 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990), which certified the same question of great public importance answered in Smith v. State, 598 So.2d 1063 (Fla. 1992):

Should Pope v. State[, 561 So.2d 554 (Fla. 1990),] be applied retroactively to sentences imposed prior to April 26, 1990?

We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. As in Smith, the certified question is answered in the affirmative. While we find the district court's conclusions consistent with our views in Smith, we nevertheless quash the opinion under review and remand for reconsideration in light of Jones v. State, 559 So.2d 204 (Fla. 1990). We do not address the other issues raised by the parties.

It is so ordered.

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


Summaries of

State v. Fonseca

Supreme Court of Florida
Apr 2, 1992
598 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 1992)
Case details for

State v. Fonseca

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, PETITIONER, v. RAFAEL FONSECA, RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Apr 2, 1992

Citations

598 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 1992)

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