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Supreme Court of Florida, 1989

Stephens v. State

Stephens v. State
Supreme Court of Florida · Decided September 28, 1989 · Barkett, Ehrlich, Grimes, Kogan, McDonald, Overton, Shaw
549 So. 2d 187; 1989 Fla. LEXIS 952; 1989 WL 117992 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Stephens v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We accepted jurisdiction to review Stephens v. State, 513 So.2d 1275 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987), because of apparent conflict with Gurganus v. State, 451 So.2d 817 (Fla. 1984), concerning the defense of diminished capacity. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. After we accepted jurisdiction, however, we settled the issue in Chestnut v. State, 538 So.2d 820 (Fla. 1989). As the opinion in the court below is consistent with Chestnut, we dismiss the petition for review.

It is so ordered.

EHRLICH, C.J., and OVERTON, McDonald, SHAW, BARKETT and GRIMES, JJ., concur. KOGAN, J., did not participate in this case.

NO MOTION FOR REHEARING WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY THE COURT.

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