Supreme Court of Florida, 2000

Butler v. State

Butler v. State
Supreme Court of Florida · Decided June 22, 2000 · Anstead, Harding, Lewis, Pariente, Quince, Shaw
761 So. 2d 319; 25 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 499; 2000 Fla. LEXIS 1272; 2000 WL 796065 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Butler v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

We have for review the decision in Butler v. State, 723 So.2d 865 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998), on the basis of express and direct conflict. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed in Maddox v. State, 760 So.2d 89, 106 (Fla. 2000), we quash the district court’s decision and remand for further proceedings in light of our opinion in Maddox.

It is so ordered.

HARDING, C.J., and SHAW, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, LEWIS and QUINCE, JJ., concur.

WELLS, J., dissents.

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